I found this gem on RIA Novosti's page about the result in Chechnya particularly endearing:
With a 99.5 percent voter turnout at 456 polling stations, United Russia received support of 607,909 voters in Chechnya.
This is just amazing!
In Canada these days if you can get 50% of the voters out it is a really big deal.
So to be able to get a 99.5% voter turnout is really pretty incredible.
I congratulate all of the voters of Chechnya for their support of the Russian election.
It would make for an interesting RIA Novosti article to learn why the Chechnyains are so passionate about their right to vote.
It is inspiring to see so many people in Chechnya supporting their democratic freedom to vote.
Even more interesting that 99.6% of the vote went to the United Russia party. Normally there is more of a variation in how people vote.
Arnold Vinette
Ottawa, Canada
Sounds like satire to me, but if not...
