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Levada Center has stopped publishing data from pre-election polls
After the start of the election campaign for the President of the Russian Federation, Levada Center stopped publishing the data of its polls regarding the elections, although it will continue to conduct them, Vedomosti writes .
According to the director of the center Lev Gudkov, during the 2016 Duma elections, the organization was recognized as a foreign agent, and according to the electoral law, a foreign agent cannot participate in elections and referendums in any way. Violation of the law threatens with fines and even the closure of the organization.
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