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Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, May 21
Russia’s Republican Party Legal Again
14:40 10/05/2012
The Russian Justice Ministry has formally restored registration of the liberal Republican Party of Russia, allowing it to participate in elections, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Udaltsov Says Meeting with Medvedev 'Senseless'
08:02 02/04/2012
Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov, the coordinator of the Left Front movement, said he will not attend a meeting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to hold with unregistered parties’ leaders on Monday as it is “senseless.”
1Medvedev to Meet with Unregistered Parties’ Representatives
02:12 02/04/2012
President Dmitry Medvedev will on Monday meet with representatives of unregistered political parties.
Parnas Won’t Meet with Medvedev Next Week
15:34 29/03/2012
The unregistered opposition People's Freedom Party (Parnas) has said it will not take part in a meeting with outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev next week.
1Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, March 27
15:35 27/03/2012
Russia’s Ratings Vulnerable to Oil Price, May Tumble to 2000s Level \ Draft Dodgers to Face Criminal Charges \ New Law May Ease Registration of Nationalist Parties
Opposition Party Parnas to Decide on Registration Soon
17:07 20/03/2012
Russia’s unregistered opposition party Parnas will decide in mid-April whether it should re-apply for registration, a senior party member told the RAPSI news agency on Tuesday.
Opposition to Stage Protests in Moscow at Weekend
02:03 17/03/2012
Several opposition rallies are planned to take place in Moscow over the weekend, including marches in support of jailed opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov and entrepreneur Alexei Kozlov, and a demonstration against a pro-Kremlin documentary alleging Russians were paid to attend recent vote fraud protests.
2Medvedev Receives Explanation for Opposition Party Ban
12:35 16/03/2012
The Russian Justice Ministry reported to the president on Friday the reasons why it denied registration last year to opposition party Parnas, the ministry’s press service said.
St. Pete Opposition Plans New Rally
19:15 12/03/2012
Opponents of the government have asked the St. Petersburg authorities to sanction a rally of 15,000 in the city’s center on March 24, an organizer said on Monday.
2Parnas Registration Denial Must be Explained - Medvedev
11:08 05/03/2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the Ministry of Justice to prepare a report by March 15 on why opposition organization the People’s Freedom Party (abbreviated in Russian as Parnas), was denied official registration, the Kremlin said on Monday.
Opposition Rally Gathers 200 People in Russian Far East
10:16 26/02/2012
An authorized rally in support of fair elections held by the opposition in the Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk on Sunday gathered some 200 people or five times less than the organizers planned.
Medvedev to Meet with Opposition Leaders
07:18 20/02/2012
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will on Monday meet with the leaders of unregistered political parties to discuss political reform in the country.
Duma Calls in Unofficial Parties for Reform Debate Feb 28
13:41 09/02/2012
The State Duma will invite political parties that have no parliamentary representation to discuss reform of the country’s political system on February 28, Oleg Morozov, deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament, said on Thursday.
Euro Parliament May 'Freeze Contacts' with Duma
11:53 09/02/2012
The third largest faction in the European Parliament has called for a freeze on contacts with the Russian State Duma until Russia holds "free and fair parliamentary elections."
3Tabloid posts Russian opposition leader Nemtsov's phone calls
08:26 20/12/2011
The Russian web tabloid Life News has posted audio recordings of frank phone conversations apparently featuring opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a leader of the unregistered Parnas party.
1Moscow government authorizes 30,000-strong opposition rally
01:17 09/12/2011
Opposition activists have been allowed to hold a 30,000-strong rally in downtown Moscow on Saturday to protest the results of the December 4 parliamentary elections, a deputy mayor of the Russian capital said.
3All Russian registered parties to participate in December polls – Elections Committee
14:52 27/10/2011
All the political parties registered by Russia’s Central Election Committee will participate in the December parliamentary polls, the Committee’s secretary, Nikolai Konkin, said on Thursday.
Nemtsov okays vote for any party but United Russia
17:25 20/10/2011
Outspoken Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov now says voting in parliamentary elections for any party other than the ruling United Russia party is an acceptable form of protest.
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