After rare misfire, Kremlin set to win regional vote
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A Kremlin-backed candidate is on track to be governor of a region on Russia’s Pacific coast, initial voting results showed on Sunday, after an election process in which the opposition had threatened the Kremlin’s usually tight grip on power.