Russia's State Duma

Your chance to quiz Russia's party leaders

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Published 15 October, 2007, 12:14

Spotlight's Al Gurnov will be quizzing the leaders of Russia's political parties in the run-up to December's elections to the State Duma (the lower chamber of the Russian parliament). And he wants input from you.

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