Russia's regional committee in Far East annuls vote results

Russia's regional election committee in the Far East voted on Thursday to annul the results of regional elections at the weekend after reports of vote rigging, a rare admission for Russia of ballot interference.

The decision came a day after Russia's top election official recommended that Sunday's regional election should be re-run following allegations that it had been rigged to secure victory for the Kremlin's candidate.

The new election should be held within three months of the annulled Sept. 16 vote, a representative of the election committee in the Far East Primorsky region said on Thursday.