Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Russian President Medvedev announces limited recount of contested Duma elections http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/russian-president-medvedev-announces-limited-recount-of-contested-duma-elections-7408.html Politics and Society Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:33:00 -0600 Dmitry Medvedev, in the wake of protests by thousands of Russians, announced over the weekend that the results of the Dec. 4 parliamentary elections would be recounted. But the election, which many western observers pronounced as fraudulent, also may be the reason that Vladimir Putin will face a new and stronger challenger in the upcoming presidential election. PRI: Public Radio International