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Russia has rebuffed Western allegations that Sunday's parliamentary election swept by the ruling party was flawed.
Russian ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasiliy Istratov said the feedback provided by international observers was questionable.
Western observers have condemned the vote, with the OSCE and the Council of Europe parliamentary assemblies saying it "was not fair and failed to meet many OSCE and Council of Europe commitments and standards for democratic elections".
Istratov told the press that the outcome of the poll "was beyond a doubt".
"Russian citizens were able to make their choice freely and democratically. It is not by mere chance that the overwhelming majority of our nationals living in Azerbaijan - about 75% - sincerely said they supported United Russia," the ambassador said.
He emphasized that a poll conducted among Russians living in Baku has revealed that the Communist Party, which came in second at the polls, enjoyed popularity only among 6.7% of the Russians.
Istratov said the allegations of electoral fraud were a controversial issue and the minor irregularities did not affect the final outcome of the vote.
11 parties were competing for seats in the State Duma. President Vladimir Putin's United Russia swept about 70 percent of the vote.
Several European countries and the United States have called on the Russian authorities to investigate allegations of vote rigging, while Azeri observers said no major violations took place during the polling.