Russia: poverty breeds election apathy

http://www.euronews.net/ With elections under way in Russia, the many millions of people living in poverty will be left wondering if the results on the day, will even make a difference. The opposition parties have voiced concerns over unbalanced media coverage and vote rigging, as the public become ever more apathetic towards politician's empty promises. In the city of Kurgan, doctors and nurses went on strike, taking to the streets in protest at the cuts in their salaries of 30 percent.