Four candidates vying for the Russian presidency

Polls have just opened for the Russian presidential election. There are four candidates vying for the presidency, including the incumbent Vladimir Putin. His competitors are Vladislav Davankov of the "New People Party", Leonid Slutsky, who leads an ultra-nationalist party, and communist Nikolai Kharitonov. Putin is widely expected to win this weekend and secure yet another six-year term as leader of the Kremlin. There are paper ballots this weekend and electronic voting terminals, according to Reuters.