President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that Russia’s political system is Russia’s own affair and not that of its foreign partners. “If they observe elections, violations, it is one thing, but the issue of Russia’s political system is not their business,” Medvedev said at the meeting with the head of the Central Election Commission, Vladimir Churov. [...]
Tag: legislative elections
December 7, 2011
December 5, 2011
Allegations Of Electoral Violations Made Across Russia — And Online
A video posted on YouTube appears to show a group of young people being bused from polling station to polling station in Moscow, casting ballots over and over again for the ruling United Russia party in the December 4 legislative elections. In jumpy and grainy images, the video appears to show one alleged violator voting [...]
December 4, 2011
Putin party fails to win Duma majority: exit polls
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party failed on Sunday to win a majority in legislative elections, exit polls showed, confounding forecasts and confirming waning popular enthusiasm for the country’s dominant political organization.
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