Russia’s March 4 presidential election , which was won by Vladimir Putin, was transparent and conducted fully in accordance with Russian law according to an observer mission from the CIS states.
An interim statement from the mission was given at a briefing on Monday by its head, Nauriz Aidarov.
“International observers from the CIS came to a clear conclusion,” he said.
“There was a high degree of political activity at institutes of civil society, all participants of the electoral process were not hindered from conducting meetings and demonstrations, there was rapid response by the authorities to their suggestions…the CIS observer mission assesses the conduct of the March 4 election as transparent, conducted in conditions of fair competition, openness, and in accordance with generally recognized international norms,” he said.