Russia's Zubkov woos parliament
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Russia's Prime Minister-designate Viktor Zubkov tells MPs he will pursue economic stability and innovation.
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Both are candidates from the party of power and have presidential aspirations. Both served as prime ministers and campaigned on a platform of strengthening ties with Russia.
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The Russian wanted by Britain on suspicion of killing Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko said on Monday he would stand for election to parliament and would like to become president of Russia.
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Russian Prime Minister-designate Viktor  Zubkov pledged on Friday to press ahead with President Vladimir  Putin&#39;s policies and said bringing about a recovery in the  once-mighty military-industrial complex was a top priority.
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Russia's lower house of parliament gave tentative backing Friday to a key electoral reform proposed by President Vladimir Putin following a series of recent terror attacks that have killed hundreds and stunned Russians.
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The sole suspect in the radiation poisoning death of Kremlin foe Alexander Litvinenko has been nominated to run for parliament on a pro-Kremlin ultranationalist party's ticket, its leader said Sunday.
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Russian papers wonder what President Putin's nomination of Viktor Zubkov as PM means for the presidential election.
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The man seems to get his way at home, but President Vladimir Putin's none-too-subtle expressions of support for candidates facing elections abroad have raised a few eyebrows in Russia at least.
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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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The Russian government will ask parliament to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, bringing the treaty into force if lawmakers agree, something that ``could happen within the next couple of months
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MOSCOW, Sept 16 -- The Russian accused by British authorities of murdering a former KGB agent with a radioactive isotope in London last November said he plans to run for parliament in December on the slate of a radical nationalist party that generally toes the Kremlin line.
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The Russian leader today called for new measures that include the naming of regional governors and an overhaul of the electoral system.
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Russia's lower house of parliament confirmed President Vladimir Putin's choice as prime minister on Friday, approving the previously obscure official Viktor Zubkov in a vote whose result was a foregone conclusion in the Kremlin-controlled chamber.
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Russia&#39;s new Prime Minister Viktor  Zubkov displayed a tough Soviet style of management at his  first government meeting on Thursday, barking orders at  underperforming ministers and calling one of them &quot;comrade.&quot;
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The man tipped to become Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, calls for sweeping legal reforms.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a powerful parliament and unchanged policies after he leaves the Kremlin, hinting he may go on to use a power base in parliament to dominate the country.
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Russian authorities say they intend to pursue a criminal case for bribery against Yulia Tymoshenko, the Ukrainian MP nominated as prime minister.