Monitor Declines Role in Russian Vote
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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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ST. PETERSBURG -- In Russia's lower house of parliament, almost completely dominated by the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, Oksana Dmitrieva was part of a very small club of independent deputies, all facing political oblivion come December's parliamentary elections.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 26 -- For the second time this month, a leading Russian opposition figure has withdrawn from March's presidential election complaining of a political landscape that has made open competition impossible.
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Russia's top election authority on   Wednesday threw out a call for a people's poll that would clear   the way for President Vladimir Putin to stay on in power,   making it more likely he will step down as he plans in 2008.
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The only team of Western observers  monitoring Russia's presidential election next month said on  Friday it could not deem the contest fair if all the contenders  were not given an equal chance.
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Russia's refusal to cooperate with the  West to ensure a fair election in Ukraine signals that Moscow  is slipping back to Soviet-style tactics, a senior Polish  diplomat was quoted Wednesday as saying.
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MOSCOW - After sharply cutting the number of of Western observers permitted to view polling places and drawing criticism from the United States, the Kremlin warned foreigners yesterday not to interfere in Russia's parliamentary elections.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin, who had publicly endorsed Mr Yushchenko's opponent, Viktor Yanukovich, kept silent - in sharp contrast to the November 21 vote when he rushed to congratulate Mr Yanukovich ...
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Russian officials say there are grounds to bar opposition activist Mikhail Kasyanov from the presidential race.
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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'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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Kremlin critic and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov will not run in Russia's presidential election after authorities repeatedly blocked supporters' efforts to hold a nominating conference
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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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President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has refused to meet his rivals for the presidency in live television debates ahead of the March 2 election.
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The Kremlin&#39;s preferred candidate was poised for election as head of Russia&#39;s conflict-torn republic of Chechnya last night, after a day of voting marred by at least one death and allegations of improper conduct.
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Russia&#39;s refusal to cooperate with the West to ensure a fair election in Ukraine signals that Moscow is slipping back to Soviet-style tactics, a senior Polish diplomat was quoted Wednesday as saying.
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