A veteran Russian politician has complained that two opponents running against him in St. Petersburg have adopted his name and mimicked his appearance in order to confuse voters.
Liberal Yabloko party candidate Boris Vishnevsky is standing to keep his seat in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly later this month. The Russian parliamentary elections are held between September 17-19, during which regions will choose members of the State Duma -- the lower house of the Russian Parliament. Several regional and municipal heads will also be elected.
You know, this is not the way you fight weak candidates," Vishnevsky told CNN.The other two Vishnevskys are running independently, but one is linked to the ruling party United Russia and was its deputy for many years. Until recently, the 59-year-old Viktor Bykov -- now Boris Ivanovich -- was Chief Assistant to Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Sergey Solovyev.
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