Yeltsin's support on the increase

MOSCOW An opinion poll last night showed President Yeltsin increasing his lead Mr Gennady Zyuganov in run up to Russia's election…

MOSCOW An opinion poll last night showed President Yeltsin increasing his lead Mr Gennady Zyuganov in run up to Russia's election on June 16th.

Of 1,500 voters showed president on 32 per cent, three points from a week earlier and seven points ahead of Mr Zyuganov, whose rating was unchanged at 25 per cent.

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