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Israeli-Russian vote decisive for next elections

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu needs at least one Knesset seat from the Israeli-Russian population to assemble a majority coalition after the September elections.

Israelis who immigrated from Russia wait in line at a polling station in the coastal city of Ashkelon December 2, 2007. Tens of thousands of Russian nationals living in Israel are expected to cast their ballots on Sunday for Russia's parliamentary election.  REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL) - GM1DWSMXBJAA
Israelis who immigrated from Russia wait in line at a polling station in the coastal city of Ashkelon, Dec. 2, 2007. — REUTERS/Amir Cohen

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