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26.04.2009, 21:25
With a sweeping mandate, Anatoly Pahomov, the candidate of Russia’s ruling party, United Russia, has won the mayoral elections in Sochi.
03.02.2010, 19:54
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A presidential think-tank has proposed radical changes in Russia, including a return to certain liberal elements of Yeltsin’s policy, a multi-party system and cutting the president’s term.
06.09.2010, 19:23
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said he will make the decision whether to run or not in the presidential elections in 2012 depending on the situation in Russia.
27.10.2010, 17:48
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Nikita Mikhalkov goes beyond directing actors and cameras. He’s sent a 63-page political manifesto to the Kremlin.
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.
21.10.2010, 12:26
What challenges face the new mayor of Moscow and how is it different from New York? Will the native of a remote oil-rich region be able to solve the Russian capital’s problems?
RT Politics Interview
09.10.2009, 15:49
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October 11 will be the next election day in Russia – on Sunday millions of citizens will be able to vote for deputies of local legislatures throughout the country.
03.06.2010, 12:55
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Terrorists are planning to foil the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the Federal Security Service (FSB) head, Aleksandr Bortnikov has said.
12.11.2009, 17:22
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In his first state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly, Dmitry Medvedev proposed a set of political reforms aimed at widening peoples participation in politics and encouraging more political competition.
04.10.2010, 17:14
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The tension between Moscow and Minsk has reached a new level after Dmitry Medvedev criticized in his video blog Aleksandr Lukashenko’s “anti-Russian rhetoric”.
Published: 12 May, 2009, 19:06
The newly elected mayor of Sochi – the Russian resort city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics – has officially come into office.
