Russian Duma Gives Nod to New Rules for Parties
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Russia's parliament on Wednesday gave a  first nod to new tougher rules for setting up political parties  -- a key element of President Vladimir Putin's reforms, which  could dramatically change the political system.
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Russian deputies submitted a draft  anti-terrorism law to parliament on Tuesday in the latest  security measure after attacks such as the Beslan school  massacre in which more than 330 people were killed.
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Russia's lower house of parliament gave initial approval to a law making it far harder for small parties to make it into the chamber in a measure easily carried by the pro-Kremlin dominated chamber.
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Russia&#39;s Parliament has overwhelmingly approved President Vladimir Putin&#39;s plan to reinforce control over Russia by replacing popular elections of regional leaders with a central selection process.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek to appoint regional rulers and change voting to aid national parties that can unite the country to fight terrorism after four attacks in 10 days killed at least 430 people.
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On December 27 President Putin has signed a decree, On the Procedure for Considering Candidacies for the Post of Chief Executive of a Russian Territory.
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Russian elections will be valid regardless of turnout under laws that went into effect Thursday, a major change that critics say is the latest step by the Kremlin to control the political process before key votes in 2007 and 2008.
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President Vladimir Putin's plans to shake up Russia's political scene sailed through the State Duma lower house of parliament on Friday, with deputies giving short shrift to U.S. concerns about a roll-back of democracy.
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MOSCOW - In the aftermath of a wave of terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin yesterday announced fundamental political changes that will further concentrate power in the Kremlin and erode Russia&#39;s fragile democracy.
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Russia outlined on Thursday a series of  steps it had taken to fight kidnapping in Chechnya, a day after  Amnesty International said authorities were letting murder and  kidnap go unpunished in the turbulent republic.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has backed plans to end restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares in Russian energy giant Gazprom.
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Ahead of March polls, a new Kremlin-backed party aims to woo left-wing voters away from independent parties.
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President Vladimir Putin put his sweeping political reform in motion Monday, sending a bill on changing the nation's electoral system to Russia's parliament.
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Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament,the State Duma, has approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the greenhouse gas emissions limitation treaty drawn up by the United
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Russia's Duma ratified the Kyoto Protocol on Friday, clearing the way for the long-delayed climate change pact to come into force worldwide.
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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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Russia's government approved the Kyoto Protocol on Thursday and sent the climate change pact to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, for ratification.