KAZAN, Russia — An election observer in the Russian republic of Tatarstan says she witnessed several cases of vote rigging at a local polling station in the State Duma elections on December 4, RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir Service reports. Golnaz Badretdin, who represents the opposition Other Russia party, monitored elections in polling station No. 341 in the [...]
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December 7, 2011
December 6, 2011
Vladimir Putin needs to rewrite the script | David Hearst
In one part of Russia, Vladimir Putin got the vote he wanted. In Chechnya, which is under the thumb of a satrap who knows which side his black bread is buttered on, Putin’s United Russia got 99.47% of the vote. But it was a different story in the rest of the federation. The party of [...]
December 5, 2011
New parliament will be ‘lively’
The new-look State Duma that emerged after the weekend’s parliamentary polls will be more conducive to energetic debate, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday. The ruling United Russia party just retained a majority in Sunday’s elections, winning 238 of 450 seats, a significant decline from the 315 seats it claimed four years ago. The second-placed [...]
December 5, 2011
United Russia’s election results ‘success’
The governing United Russia party has done well in the State Duma elections, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. The party just retained a majority in Sunday’s elections, winning 238 of 450 seats, a significant decline from the 315 seats it claimed four years ago. “Two hundred and twenty six votes are required to [...]
December 5, 2011
Russia : 90+ percent of the ballots counted 2011 Duma Election…
UR With over 62 percent of the ballots counted, Russia’s ruling United Russia party is at 50.13 percent, and its closest rival, the Communist Party (KPRF) is at 19.49 percent. A Just Russia is at 12.86 percent, and Liberal Democrats (LDPR) are at 11.93 percent… 4 parties with power this time… Windows to Russia! Update: [...]
December 5, 2011
United Russia garners 48% in parliament elections
United Russia party has garnered 48.5 percent in Russia’s parliamentary elections, according to exit polls released by the All-Russia Center for Public Opinion (VTsIOM) on Sunday after polling stations closed at 9:00 p.m. local time in the westernmost exclave of Kaliningrad. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) garnered 19.8 percent, the Liberal Democratic [...]
December 5, 2011
United Russia loses seats but keeps majority in Duma elections
The pro-Kremlin United Russia party has won 238 of 450 seats during elections to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, marking a significant drop compared to 315 seats after 2007’s elections, the Central Election Committee said on Monday. With votes from about 95 percent of polling stations counted, the ruling United Russia party [...]
December 5, 2011
Party leaders outline immediate plans as polling stations close
Leaders of Russia’s political parties have said they will investigate alleged violations at the parliamentary polls and have dismissed the suggestion of a possible broad coalition to oppose the weakened United Russia. The leaders of United Russia said they were satisfied with the election results, even though preliminary data showed that support for the ruling [...]
November 30, 2011
Russia and her coming presidential election…
Of all the political parties, only the ruling party United Russia throws their weight behind Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the presidential campaign of 2012. The other six parties will nominate their own candidates. However, the Russians should not expect to see any new faces in the elections of March 2012… The Communist Party (KPRF) [...]
November 30, 2011
Russian election monitor under attack ahead of polls
The main independent Russian election observer group, Golos, is almost routinely harassed by authorities, but this time it’s no usual bullying. On Tuesday, lawmakers from three major parties asked prosecutors to investigate the foreign funded body – just five days before Russians go to the polls in a crucial parliamentary vote. Deputies with the ruling [...]
November 24, 2011
Vote, Spoil, Rally — the Opposition’s Duma Choices
Vote, Spoil, Rally — the Opposition’s Duma Choices By Alexandra Odynova The St. Petersburg Times Published: November 23, 2011 (Issue # 1684) MOSCOW — It’s a hard time for opposition voters in Russia. With the State Duma elections just two weeks away, it would seem that voters unhappy with United Russia will soon have the chance to register their discontent. But [...]
November 23, 2011
United Russia’s Ratings Bubble
United Russia’s Ratings Bubble By Victor Davidoff Published: November 23, 2011 (Issue # 1684) The Novgorod region has beautiful churches, but otherwise it’s nothing to write home about. It’s a very typical Russian region, and that’s why Novgorod is so important politically. Analysts discovered that the election results in Novgorod come very close to the [...]
November 9, 2011
Russian opposition plans rally for fair elections
Russian political parties plan to hold a rally one day before the congress of the ruling United Russia party demanding fair elections in December’s parliamentary polls. The United Russia party will gather on November 27 and is expected to nominate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as its candidate for next year’s presidential election. Gennady Gudkov, a [...]
October 26, 2011
Moscow police confirms detention of State Duma candidate for brawl
Russian police confirmed on Wednesay the detention of a State Duma candidate from the Russian Liberal-Democratic Party (LDPR) after a brawl in central Moscow. Maxim Pershin, from Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s LDPR, was arrested and taken to the police station on suspicion of assault. The victim was hospitalized but later released. Pershin a medical examination for alcohol [...]