Will Moscow&#39;s Man Be Elected Chechnya&#39;s New Leader
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On 29 August, Chechen voters will go to the polls for the second time within 11 months to endorse or reject the candidate perceived by the Kremlin as most capable of imposing some semblance of normality in the war-torn region.
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ELEANOR HALL: To Russia now, where President Vladimir Putin&#39;s announcement this week of a radical overhaul of Russia&#39;s political system has sparked concern about the future of democracy in the country.
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Russian president willing to take on role if Dmitry Medvedev is elected to succeed him as president
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GROZNY, Russia Alu Alkhanov, the Kremlin&#39;s latest hope to stabilize its foundering strategy in the Caucasus, was sworn into office here Tuesday as president of Chechnya, taking control of the government of a republic with its infrastructure in ruins and
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GROZNY, Russia -- The Russian government's choice for president of Chechnya appeared to win in an election that unfolded yesterday in ghostly emptiness in the capital as many residents fled or stayed indoors to avoid potential violence.
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Nearly five months after his predecessor was assassinated, Major General Alu Alkhanov was to be sworn in as Chechnya&#39;s president yesterday in a ceremony that the Kremlin hopes will help usher in stability and peace to the war-ravaged region.
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Russia&#39;s republic of Chechnya elected Alu Alkhanov president in a poll held to replace Akhamad Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May.
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The Russian man wanted by Britain on suspicion of killing Alexander Litvinenko said on Monday he would like to become president of Russia.
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Chechnya&#39;s new Kremlin-backed president was sworn in Tuesday, taking the helm of this wartorn Russian region under heavy guard nearly five months after his predecessor
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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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GROZNY, Russia - The Russian government's choice for president of war-ravaged Chechnya appeared to be the victor Sunday in an election tainted by charges of fraud and shadowed by last week's terrorist destruction of two airliners.    Little more than two hours after polls closed, acting Chechen president Sergei Abramov said preliminary results showed Maj...
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Preliminary results gave victory to Alu  Alkhanov in Chechnya's presidential election Sunday, with the  Moscow-backed policeman winning more than 50 percent of the  vote, the region's acting president was quoted as saying.
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GROZNY, August 29 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Chechens Sunday, August 29, voted in an election to replace their slain pro-Moscow as another Kremlin-backed candidate was to win though seven others are standing in the race.
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GROZNY, Russia - The Russian government's candidate to lead warring Chechnya easily won a presidential election held in the wake of last week's terrorist destruction of two airliners, election officials said Monday. The opposition charged voting was tainted by fraud...
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Chechens began voting Sunday for a new president, but few expect peace to follow from a Kremlin-sponsored contest overshadowed by fighting and twin plane crashes some have linked to rebels in the region.
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Kremlin-backed career police officer Alu Alkhanov looks set to be crowned leader of Chechnya after a vote in the breakaway Caucasus republic.
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Moscow, Aug 29 (VNA) - Chechens voted on Sunday in an election to choose a candidate as the Russian republic&#39;s new leader, with thousands of security personnel patrolling its streets against the threat of terrorist attacks.