Opponents accuse Kremlin of election "farce"
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Opponents of Russian President Vladimir  Putin's chosen successor Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday his  refusal to hold television debates ahead of a March 2 election  showed the ballot was a farce.
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Russians voted Sunday in scattered regional ballots marred by complaints that opposition forces are being frozen out of the country's politics.
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Ukraineâs bitter rivals for the presidency faced off in a much-anticipated televised debate tonight, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of trying to steal the November runoff election that was later annulled because of fraud.
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Ukraine's rivals for the presidency jabbed fingers at one another and traded accusations in a heated televised debate Monday, as opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko charged his rival with stealing the November runoff election and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych repeatedly urged the formation of a unity government.
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The only outspoken Kremlin critic in Russia's presidential election next month said on Monday the vote could not be fair because the country was run by "thieves".
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of applying &quot;double standards&quot; in democratic elections, including Ukraine&#39;s presidential poll.
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Russian and Western leaders are sharply at odds over the country's election crisis.
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Russia's Foreign Ministry accused Europe's main election watchdog on Friday of seeking to sabotage plans for monitoring the March 2 presidential election, which President Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate is expected to win.
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A bitter campaign marked by predictions of vote fraud culminates in an election that all Western observers call seriously flawed.
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Kremlin critic Mikhail Kasyanov should be barred from Russia's presidential election, officials said on Thursday, a move likely to fuel criticism that authorities brook little real opposition.
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Russian regional elections seen as a  dress rehearsal for next year's presidential vote handed the  Kremlin's supporters a hefty majority and squeezed out its most  outspoken opponents, results showed on Monday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of applying "double standards" in democratic elections, including Ukraine's presidential poll.
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Critics see Moscow's hand in the poisoning, while Putin supporters point to an anti-Russia conspiracy.
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As political battles heat up, the Kremlin is accused of crippling the websites of opposition parties, as well as media outlets.
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President Ilham Aliev, facing criticism about his treatment of opposition parties and the media, accused his political opponents Thursday of acting against national interests.
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Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday said Europe's main election watchdog was seeking to sabotage plans for monitoring the March 2 presidential election.
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Ukraine&#39;s two rivals for the presidency clashed in a heated televised debate Monday before a rerun of their disputed election, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of vote-stealing and Prime Minister Viktor