Kremlin suffers losses in Moscow city vote after protests

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Kremlin suffers losses in Moscow city vote after protests
[AFP News]   Theo MERZ   AFP News9 September 2019

Pro-Kremlin candidates suffered major losses in a Moscow city election, results showed Monday, following a police crackdown on a wave of anti-government protests over the summer.

But Kremlin-backed candidates dominated in other local and regional elections held outside of the capital at the weekend.

Demonstrations broke out in Moscow after top opposition figures were barred from standing in the city vote, but they widened in scope after a harsh response from authorities.

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