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Weekend: Second day of voting in Russia's presidential election

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16/03/2024 GMT

Second day of voting in Russia's presidential election

BBC World Service - Weekend, Second day of voting in Russia's presidential election

Second day of Russian presidential election. President Vladimir Putin is expected to win.

It's the second of three days in which Russians go to the polls to elect the next president. Vladimir Putin is the only significant candidate and certain to win. 

Also today: the first ship towing a barge of humanitarian aid to Gaza has unloaded supplies on to the shore.

Today’s guests are the author and historian Shrabani Basu, and Henry Chu, former LA Times editor and bureau chief in Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, New Delhi, London. 
PICTURE CREDIT: People vote in Russia's presidential election in Donetsk / REUTERS.

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