Regional and communal elections are taking place across Russia in what's seen as a test-run for President Vladimir Putin's party in national parliamentary polls next year.
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A man casts his ballot for Russian regional elections at a polling station in the town of Kostroma, some 300 km outside Moscow, on September 13, 2015. Russians vote September 13 in a regional election expected to yield few surprises, with the country's liberal opposition only able to field a handful of candidates. Voters, in 42 regions will elect governors and lawmakers for regional and city assemblies, and in some cases will cast ballots for both. AFP PHOTO / DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV
