Russia holds regional elections
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Russians head to the polls in 14 regions in elections that have been criticised by opposition parties.
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Lithuania Sunday will hold its first parliamentary elections since joining the European Union this year but fears of domination by Moscow have been reignited by the expected success of a Russian-born ...
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KRASNODAR/IVANOVO, Russia  - Russia's bread basket Krasnodar region is thriving. Ivanovo, a once-proud textiles centre, is mired in poverty. But both are likely to vote for the main pro-Kremlin party, United Russia, on December 2.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Chechnya ahead of presidential elections next Sunday in the southern republic where rebels are fighting to create an independent Islamic state, Interfax reported.
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The presidential election in Chechnya is just days away, but Moscow has already cast its highly influential vote. ULYANOVSK, Russia--Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly dropped
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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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Russia&#39;s parliament backed on Friday President Vladimir Putin&#39;s plan to scrap elections for governors under sweeping political reforms aimed at strengthening his grip on power.
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The people of Central Asia are keeping a close eye on Ukraine. Over the next three months, all of the Central Asian republics except Kazakhstan are scheduled to hold legislative elections.
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MOSCOW -- A Russian regional leader spoke out yesterday against President Vladimir Putin's plans to disband local assemblies that reject his choice of governor.
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GROZNY, Russia - Against a backdrop of war, squalor and terrorism, Chechens voted Sunday for a replacement for their assassinated president in a vote the Kremlin hopes will bring some stability to the violence-torn region. A man was killed when he attempted to blow up a polling station...
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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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Following are tables showing the provisional final results of yesterday&#39;s regional elections in the eastern German states of Saxony and Brandenburg.
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The second round of the Seimas election began in 66 single-mandate districts of Lithuania at 7:00 a.m. local time (8:00 Moscow time) on Sunday.
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A glance at Chechnya, which holds a presidential election Sunday, and its conflict. Russian authorities have expressed concern that separatist rebels could carry out attacks linked to the election to replace Akhmad Kadyrov, the pro-Russian president killed by a bombing in May.
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President Vladimir Putin put sweeping political reforms in motion Monday, sending to Russia's parliament a bill on eliminating the popular election of regional governors and district parliament races.
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ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Regional polls in Russia next Sunday may be a blueprint for nationwide elections in the coming 18 months. If they are, the Kremlin's harshest critics will be watching the national votes from the sidelines.
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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.