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Putin beyond reach of his rivals in president election - poll

MOSCOW. Aug 29 (Interfax) - 51% of Russians would vote for Vladimir Putin if the president election was held next Sunday.

Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov would gain 11% of the vote.

Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Kemerovo Governor Aman Tuleyev would get 4% each.

3% of voters would prefer Minister for Civil Defense and Emergencies Sergei Shoigu, while 2% would vote for Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky.

Head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Yevgeny Primakov, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, leader of the Union of Right Forces Boris Nemtsov and Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov could count on 1% of the votes, each.

This information comes from the Public Opinion Foundation, which polled 1,500 people in 100 towns and villages in 44 Russian regions on August 24-25.

49% of those polled said they would never vote for Zhirinovsky. 30% said the same about Zyuganov, 24% about Nemtsov, 21% about Yavlinsky, 19% about Luzhkov, 14% about Primakov, 12% about Kasyanov, 8% about Tuleyev and Shoigu, and 6% about Putin.

43% of respondents described the activities of President Putin as "excellent," 40% as "satisfactory," and 11% as "poor."

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