Zhirinovsky Fares Poorly in Election
From Times Wire Reports
Controversial Russian lawmaker Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky was trounced in his bid for the governorship of the southwestern Russian province of Belgorod, preliminary election results showed. The ultranationalist was a distant third behind incumbent Gov. Yevgeny Savchenko and chief regional auditor Mikhail Beskhmelnitsyn, the Interfax news agency said. The report said Savchenko won outright with 53% of the vote.
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