Russian parliament vote set for Dec. 2
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President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Sunday setting Dec. 2 as the date for Russia's next parliamentary vote &#151; an election seen as key to addressing growing doubts about the fairness of Russian democracy.
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The second round of historical state ministry elections between two candidates from &#39;Russian&#39; and &#39;Western&#39; camps are being held today.
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Russians voted Sunday in regional ballots marred by complaints that Kremlin opponents are increasingly sidelined ahead of national parliamentary elections in December and a vote to replace President Vladimir Putin next year.
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Russia&#39;s parliament is expected to vote  overwhelmingly on Friday to approve President Vladimir Putin&#39;s  nominee for prime minister, political unknown Viktor Zubkov.
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The Kremlin said Putin signed a parliament bill late on Thursday confirming Russia&#39;s ratification of the protocol. Both chambers of Russia&#39;s parliament approved ratification of the pact last month after Putin pointed the way.
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The upper house of Russia&#39;s parliament ratified on Wednesday the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
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Ukrainian President elect Viktor Yushchenko is set to be sworn in Sunday. The country's parliament voted on the date today, after government run newspapers printed the results of the December run-off. The ...
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The Ukrainian parliament is expected to confirm Yulia Timoshenko, a pivotal figure in the "orange revolution" that swept President Viktor Yushchenko to power, as the country's prime minister.
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Russian deputies submitted a draft  anti-terrorism law to parliament on Tuesday in the latest  security measure after attacks such as the Beslan school  massacre in which more than 330 people were killed.
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President Vladimir Putin's plans to shake up Russia's political scene sailed through the State Duma lower house of parliament on Friday, with deputies giving short shrift to U.S. concerns about a roll-back of democracy.
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Russiaâs lower house of parliament voted in favour of ratifying the Kyoto protocol to curb climate change on Friday. Russiaâs state Duma voted 334 to 73 in favour of the climate treaty to cut global greenhouse gas emissions.
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A bill barring foreigners showing "disrespect" to Russia begins its passage through the parliament.
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MOSCOW - Russia&#39;s upper house of Parliament on Wednesday ratified the Kyoto Protocol, sending it to President Vladimir Putin for the final stamp of approval.
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MOSCOW, Dec 6 (IPS) - Notwithstanding accusations of vote manipulation  and intimidation of opposition groups, the Dec. 2 vote for the  state Duma has changed the political scenario in Russia: the  Kremlin-backed United Russia has parliamentary majority, both the  Communist and Liberal parties have strengthened their positions,  and the Social Democrats -- A Just Russia -- enter the Duma for  the first time.
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The Russian government expects  parliament to ratify the Kyoto Protocol this month in a move  allowing the long-delayed climate change treaty to come into  force worldwide, a senior minister said Monday.
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MOSCOW -- Key ministries of the Russian government began the process of ratifying the Kyoto Protocol yesterday, signaling that President Vladimir V. Putin is preparing to put the landmark global-warming treaty to a vote in parliament.
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MOSCOW. Oct 5 (Interfax) - Boris Gryzlov, chairman of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, told journalists on Tuesday that the Duma will be prepared in October to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.