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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, Ella Pamfilova, head of Russian Central Election Commission speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia. Pamfilova has defended the commission's decision to bar nearly two dozen candidates from running in a local Moscow election, which sparked a full-blown political crisis, but conceded that current election legislation is outdated and needs to be amended. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Clarification: Russia-Election story

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Salome Zurabishvili, former Georgian Foreign minister and presidential candidate, speaks to the media at her campaign headquarter in Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. the French-born former foreign minister of Georgia Zurabishvili celebrated what she claims is her victory in a tight presidential runoff Wednesday that marks the last time Georgians elect their head of state by popular vote. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

Ex-envoy wins presidency in Georgia; vote to be challenged

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who submitted endorsement papers necessary for his registration as a presidential candidate, center, sits at the Russia's Central Election commission in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. Russian election officials have formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president. (Evgeny Feldman/Navalny Campaign via AP)

Alexei Navalny, Russian presidential candidate, barred from running in election

By Nataliya Vasilyeva - Associated Press

**FILE** Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) and his wife, Lyudmila, leave a polling station in Moscow on March 4, 2012. Mr. Putin was running for his previous job of president. (Associated Press)

Putin claims victory in Russian presidential vote

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press