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Off and running! Kremlin contenders hit airwaves
The gloves come off as the five presidential candidates begin promoting their political agendas ahead of March 4 elections. According to the law, campaigning on television and radio may commence 30 days prior to voting day.
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Putin says thank you to ‘anti-Orange’ activistsPrime Minister Vladimir Putin has thrown his support behind a pro-government rally to be held in Moscow on Saturday. The demo is in opposition to the protest march “For Fair Elections,” which has been labelled a Ukrainian-style “Orange” revolt. Election 2012 |
03.02, 18:33
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Topless players challenge Lukashenko on Swiss iceThe Ukrainian feminist group Femen have organized a topless hockey game near IIHF headquarters in Switzerland to protest at a decision to hold the 2014 World Championship in Belarus which they say does not uphold democracy and human rights. |
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03.02, 15:45
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Voters’ League unsure about Putin’s election monitoring offerTwo representatives of the Voters’ League have expressed doubts about Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin’s offer of mandates to allow League members to monitor next month’s poll. Election 2012 |
03.02, 15:03
International election observers get down to businessThe CIS observer mission has started its work ahead of the March 4 presidential election in Russia. Election 2012 |
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03.02, 12:00
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US playing Internet monopolyThe US is seeking to control the Internet, which is an instrumental of its foreign policy. Writer and political scientist Igor Panarin believes Syria and Russia have been picked as a testing ground for America’s media intervention doctrine. |
02.02, 18:46
Putin’s HQ offer monitoring mandates to Voters’ LeagueVladimir Putin’s election headquarters have announced they are ready to work with the recently founded grassroots organization Voters’ League on the forthcoming presidential poll. Election 2012 |
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02.02, 17:43
Kudrin says Kremlin taking radical steps to liberalize political systemFormer Russian Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin, who has offered to be a link point between the authorities and pro-democracy protesters, says the president and the PM are currently taking radical steps to liberalize the political system in Russia. |
02.02, 17:01
Garçon! A cuppa democracy, pleaseMoscow’s café network has launched an alternative presidential vote. Its customers can choose between the five hopefuls while enjoying a cup of latte bearing a likeness of their favored candidate. Election 2012 |
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02.02, 14:34
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United Russia ‘a mistake’ – ex-mayor LuzhkovYury Luzhkov, the former mayor of Moscow and one of the co-founders of United Russia, has criticized the party, saying it “has no right” to have a majority in the State Duma. |
02.02, 13:56
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Zhirinovsky outlines plans for a Russia ruled by CzarsThe head of the Liberal Democratic party has promised to turn Russia into a parliamentary republic ruled by Czars, and has blasted ongoing political protests as attempts to launch an “Orange revolution”. Election 2012 |
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30.01, 16:48
Putin: We need a new economy
Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks on the country’s role in the global division of labor, overcoming technological inferiority and the role of the state in modernizing the economy.
Election 2012
18.01, 14:55
Russia to block any UN decision on foreign intervention in Syria – FM
Outlining a year in Russian foreign policy, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reiterated Moscow’s insistence on an immediate halt to violence in Syria and the start of a national inclusive dialogue.
