Russia no confidence vote fails
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The Russian government survives a vote of no confidence in the Duma over its handling of social reforms.
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Russia on Wednesday curtly rejected U.S.  criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President  Vladimir Putin, telling Washington to stay out of its business.
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Russia rejected as unacceptable  on Wednesday a new U.N. Security Council resolution drafted by  Europeans and the United States that paves the way to  independence for Kosovo in four months.
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BESLAN, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin  rejected any dialogue with Chechen separatists, blamed for at  least 335 deaths in the school hostage siege, as hundreds of  thousands joined rallies against terrorism.
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Russia and the EU were today embroiled in another major row after the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) said that it would not monitor next month's presidential elections in Russia because of "severe restrictions" placed on it by Moscow.
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Russia's election authorities barred Kremlin opponent Mikhail Kasyanov on Sunday from taking part in a March election to find a successor to President Vladimir Putin.
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Russia and the European Union failed to complete negotiations Thursday on a "strategic partnership" because of disagreements over security, but said they were confident that final agreement will be reached next ...
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The Macedonian government wins a vote of no-confidence introduced by the opposition.
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Russia on Wednesday expressed regret that Europe's main election watchdog turned down concessions in a dispute with Moscow over the monitoring of next month's presidential vote, Itar-Tass news agency reported.
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Bulgaria's Socialist-led government survived a no-confidence vote Friday on a motion filed by the opposition, claiming that the government was unable to cope with a health care crisis.Comment
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Ukraine's parliament brought down the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich on Wednesday, approving a no-confidence motion as international mediators gathered in the capital to try to bring the ...
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MOSCOW, Feb. 7 -- Russia's relations with international bodies that monitor democratic norms and human rights soured further Thursday when Europe's leading election watchdog organization confirmed that it would not monitor the upcoming presidential vote, citing "severe restrictions" on its planned...
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Russia's Supreme Court rejects a claim to invalidate the results of the 2003 elections to the Duma.
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Shareholders of the foundering Russian oil giant Yukos will not vote on an anti-crisis plan at a Dec. 20 meeting, the company said in a statement Friday, saying the plan would be impossible to implement in
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The Somali parliament on Saturday passed a no-confidence motion against the newly-appointed prime minister and his cabinet, according to an informed senior Somali official in Nairobi.
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Ukraine&#39;s opposition scored key victories Wednesday in its bid to scrap a disputed presidential election as parliament voted no confidence in the government and European
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KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine&#39;s parliament failed on Saturday to approve changes to the electoral laws demanded by the opposition ahead of a new presidential vote, after opposition and government lawmakers deadlocked and adjourned for 10 days.