Saint Petersburg protest against 'unfair' local elections About 300 people gather to protest against what they see as unfair local elections. The race for the governor's seat in Saint Petersburg has been the most controversial campaign outside Moscow where tens of thousands protested the exclusion of opposition candidates from the ballot this summer. A deeply unpopular acquaintance of President Vladimir Putin, Alexander Beglov, is expected Sunday to sail to victory after his main competitor, Vladimir Bortko, accused the authorities of cheating.\\nSaint Petersburg protest against 'unfair' local elections IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES from the protest