Russia - Communists Look Set To Win Election

(18 Dec 1995) T/I: 10:59:59

Gennadiy Zyuganov, head of the Communist Party of Russia, backed by bodyguards, was present at the latest announcement of results. Grigory Yavlinsky lashed out at the President Boris Yeltsin's government on Monday after the crucial parliamentary elections, and blamed them for the Communists' overwhelming victory in the polls.

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GVS Yavlinsky
SOT yavlinsky lashing out at the President Boris Yeltsin's
government and blaming them for the Communists' overwhelming
victory in the polls. Blaming Yeltsin and his government for the
poor state of the Russian economy, Yavlinsky insisted that Yeltsin
himself was responsible. He went on to say that it could be
possible that a Communist could be elected president next June.
CU apple poster
WS presser
CU computerise map
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Gennadiy Zyuganov SOT in russian saying the government created a
political party from the government and got one vote from every
twenty."
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CU video wall showing voting trends
WS presser
SOT in russian alexander ivanchenko from election committee saying
the communists ran the best campaign
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