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12.10.2009, 02:42
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Among other Russian regions, polling stations have closed in Chechnya where people have cast ballots in municipal elections for the first time since the Soviet era. Voter turnout is reported at over 80 per cent.
27.10.2009, 17:25
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President Medvedev has asked the head of Russia's Central Election Commission to look into the alleged fraud claims made by the opposition leaders during the October 11 regional elections.
16.10.2009, 16:34
Two of the three opposition parties which refused on Wednesday to take part in the Duma session in protest against the results of regional elections last week have returned to their posts.
24.10.2009, 15:18
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Russia's opposition leaders shouldn't view their failure to win recent local elections as being a funeral for democracy, President Medvedev said during meetings with opposition representatives from Russia’s parliament.
16.10.2009, 17:13
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The Wednesday walkout of three Russian parliamentary factions waned seriously by the end of the week, with two of three parties deciding to return to their seats on Friday.
23.10.2009, 13:51
Protests against unfair elections in Russia have started to yield results – a court in Moscow has ordered a ballot recount and the city election committee has filed in a request to instigate a case against wrongdoings.
21.11.2009, 17:56
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Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin delivered speeches on Saturday at a congress of the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, which took place in St Petersburg.
25.08.2010, 14:55
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Belarusian opposition leaders have signed a plan of co-ordination of their actions during the upcoming presidential election campaign. However, they failed to come up with a single opposition candidate.
29.01.2010, 16:44
A court in Kiev has suspended Thursday’s appointment of Yuri Lutsenko as the acting interior minister. Just a day before, he was sacked from his position as Interior Minister.
13.01.2010, 17:29
If you are familiar with the events of the Orange Revolution in Ukraine between November 2004 and January 2005, then undoubtedly you recognize Independence Square in the center of Kiev...
Published: 04 December, 2009, 16:50
Edited: 04 December, 2009, 20:38
Mayoral election results have been annulled in the city of Derbent, in Russia’s Dagestan, the first such case in the North Caucasus and the first time a vote’s outcome has been cancelled not in favor of the ruling party.
I think this is good news for future elections. If the fraudsters are under close scrutiny, and they realize that the Federal government may overturn a crooked election, they might be a little more discreet next time. It is hard to prevent all fraud, but this is a start to minimizing it as much as possible.