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MOSCOW — Russia’s president on Sunday ordered an investigation of electoral fraud in last week’s parliamentary elections after thousands of protesters rallied against the election results in the most massive demonstrations in the country’s post-Soviet history.

Dmitry Medvedev announced the investigation on his Facebook account, which drew thousands of angry comments and criticisms from other users of the social-networking website.

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