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Russia's ruling United Russia party has been accused of breaking the law in obtaining voters' phone numbers for campaigning purposes, Russian newspaper Kommersant reports.

Russians will go to the polls to elect a new parliament next month, as multiple parties vie to break through the dominance of United Russia and the two other major pro-Kremlin powers in parliament, the Communist Party and the far-right LDPR party.

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