Opinion polls have predicted that Putin should win in the first round with up to 60 percent of the vote

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Opinion polls have predicted that Putin should win in the first round with up to 60 percent of the vote

Natalia Kolesnikova

Vladimir Putin has accused the Russian opposition of preparing dirty tricks to discredit this weekend's presidential poll, saying they would have to respect the view of the majority in the vote.