Russian ex-PM wants fair vote
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Mikhail Kasyanov, a former Russian prime minister and vocal Kremlin critic who is mounting a campaign for Russia's presidential election in March, said Wednesday that he will only run if the authorities provide guarantees of a fair vote.
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Opposition hopeful Viktor Yushchenko said Wednesday a parliamentary vote to root out cheating in elections opened the way for him to win a re-run of a rigged presidential poll.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called  on Thursday for a powerful parliament and unchanged policies  after he leaves the Kremlin in remarks hinting he may go on to  use a power base in parliament to dominate the country.
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SCHLESWIG, Germany, Dec 21  - Russia and Germany said Tuesday that the outcome of the re-run of the disputed Ukrainian election at the weekend must be respected.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a powerful parliament, his likely future power base, and unchanged policies after he leaves the Kremlin.
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Elections, at home and abroad, are topping Russia s political agenda lately. While President Vladimir Putin is phasing out elections for governor and redesigning elections to parliament, Russia s political ...
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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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Our position is: Fair elections and government reform are needed to end internal strife in Ukraine. Although Ukraine remains a tinderbox that could reignite East-West tensions, at least the factions in this election dispute are still talking.
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President Vladimir Putin urged the government Thursday to work hard before the March presidential election to ensure a smooth transition if he takes over as prime minister.
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Tony Blair tells MPs he wants good relations with Russia, but says they must be based on "shared values".
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Ukraine's former prime minister Viktor Yanukovich vowed to appeal the official results of a presidential rerun election that handed victory to his opponent Viktor Yushchenko.
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Ukraine's presidential rivals will appeal for votes for the last time ahead of an intensely-watched historic rerun vote, as Russia fired its latest salvo over the West's involvement in the former Soviet republic.
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Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasayanov  was nominated on Saturday by his opposition movement to run in  next year&#39;s presidential election and promised to stop the  Kremlin orchestrating the vote in its favor.
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The Russian president hinted for the first time, however, that the balance of power shift in his favor if he becomes prime minister.
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A self-styled tsar, four empresses and scores of other eccentrics have sought to register for Russian presidential elections in March, the country's elections chief said on Monday.
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MOSCOW  - President Vladimir Putin sought to convince the nation Thursday that his electoral reform was not a retreat from democracy but was needed to save Russia from international terrorists and to limit the political influence of business barons. Putin said in a nationwide television interview his plan to end direct elections of regional governors and parliament deputies will help strengthen the government, which he said was being eroded by ethnic divisions and turf battles between local clans.
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A businessman wanted in Britain over the murder of Aleaxnder Litvinenko aims to become a Russian MP.