Presidential polls open in Moscow

Polls open in Moscow and across western Russia for a presidential election likely to be won by Vladimir Putin's chosen successor Dmitry Medvedev.

Polls opened on Sunday in Moscow and across western Russia for a presidential election likely to be won by Vladimir Putin's chosen successor Dmitry Medvedev.

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Voting in the capital, the second city Saint Petersburg and territory up to the country's western borders, started at 8:00 am (0500 GMT). The election was already well underway in the eastern regions of the world's biggest country.