Communist Candidate Says Russia Elections “Can’t Be Fair”

By johnibii

MOSCOW (AFP)–The veteran leader of Russia’s Communist Party Monday said a March 2 presidential election wouldn’t be honest but vowed to keep his name on the ballot for the sake of democracy.

“Elections in Russia cannot be fair,” Gennady Zyuganov said as he set out his platform at a news conference on the first working day of the campaign. “Thieves cannot organize free elections.”

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