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Russia's central election commission confirms poll results
18:26 08/12/2007The Russian Central Election Commission declared the December 2 parliamentary polls valid and confirmed the official results on Saturday.

United Russia has 64.30% with all votes counted
20:12 06/12/2007With all the votes counted following Sunday's parliamentary election, President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party has 64.30%, the Central Election Commission said on Thursday

EU hopes Russia will invite OSCE observers to presidential polls
19:49 05/12/2007Russia should invite observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to the upcoming presidential election, a top EU official said on Wednesday.

Election watchdog says Russia violated media freedom at polls
20:24 04/12/2007The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said on Tuesday that Russia had failed to meet press freedom commitments during the recent parliamentary election campaign.

1 1/4 -party system
18:05 04/12/2007United Russia gains 315 seats in the 450-seat parliament
13:55 04/12/2007Russia's top election official said the United Russia party, the winner of Sunday's parliamentary polls, will have 315 seats in the 450-legislature.

Russia dismisses observers' criticism of parliamentary elections
09:44 04/12/2007Russia's Foreign Ministry has dismissed as ungrounded a statement by top international observers that the country's parliamentary elections failed to meet European standards.

U.K., France urge probe into election abuse reports in Russia
19:31 03/12/2007Britain and France voiced concerns on Monday about violations during the weekend's parliamentary polls in Russia reported by international monitors and urged they should be investigated.

Mironov again offers to join forces with Communists
18:55 03/12/2007Suspect in Litvinenko murder wins parliamentary immunity
18:34 03/12/2007Britain's main suspect in the November 2006 murder of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko has said he does not need parliamentary immunity to avoid extradition to the U.K.

Putin says Duma polls were sign of trust in his rule
16:22 03/12/2007Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the weekend's parliamentary elections were a demonstration of confidence in his rule.

International election watchdogs slam Russian polls
14:35 03/12/2007Top international observers said on Monday that elections to Russia's lower house had failed to meet European standards.

Russian Communist leader says parliamentary polls were rigged
13:37 03/12/2007The leader of Russia's Communist Party has said that Sunday's parliamentary polls that handed pro-Kremlin United Russia an overwhelming victory had been rigged "in 20 different ways".

United Russia wins over 99% of vote in Chechnya - preliminary data
09:05 03/12/2007With more than half of the vote counted in Russia's Chechen Republic, the ruling United Russia party leads the polls with over 99%, the head of the republic's election commission said on Monday.

Putin's United Russia at 63.3% in polls with 85% of vote counted
08:25 03/12/2007President Putin's United Russia party has received 63.3% of the vote in Sunday's election to the State Duma, Russia's lower house, with 85% of the vote counted, the Central Election Commission announced.

Putin's United Russia at 63.2% with almost half of votes counted
02:30 03/12/2007With over 47% of votes counted, President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party has garnered an overwhelming 63.2% in Sunday's parliamentary polls, the Central Election Commission announced.

Russia holds State Duma elections -3
16:16 02/12/2007Russia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, the fifth in its post-Soviet history, which are expected to cement the pro-Kremlin party's position for the next four years.

No serious violations at State Duma elections - observers
14:33 02/12/2007International observers monitoring the elections to the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, said on Sunday they registered no serious violations during the voting.

Russia holds State Duma elections -2
13:09 02/12/2007Russia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, the fifth in its post-Soviet history, which are expected to cement the pro-Kremlin party's position for the next four years.

Russia holds State Duma elections
10:00 02/12/2007Russia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, the fifth in its post-Soviet history, which are expected to cement the pro-Kremlin party's position for the next four years.

Last day of electioneering ahead of Russia's parliamentary polls
14:02 30/11/2007Friday is last day of campaigning in Russia before the December 2 elections for the State Duma, the country's lower house of parliament.

Monitoring elections or making reprimands?
16:45 29/11/2007Gorbachev supports Putin, criticizes United Russia
14:09 29/11/2007Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said Thursday he supported the incumbent Russian president but disliked the ruling party whose ballot Vladimir Putin is leading in parliamentary elections.

Putin urges nation to vote for his United Russia party
13:54 29/11/2007President Vladimir Putin called on the country's electorate on Thursday to vote for the United Russia party at the December 2 parliamentary elections.

U.S. says not behind watchdog's refusal to monitor Russian polls
20:35 26/11/2007The U.S. State Department has denied being behind a refusal by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's election monitoring body to attend Russia's December 2 parliamentary elections.

Putin says OSCE's refusal to send monitors prompted by U.S.
16:02 26/11/2007President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the refusal of the OSCE's election monitoring body to dispatch observers to Russia's parliamentary elections was made on recommendations from the U.S.

Appeals chamber declines to bar Putin from December poll
12:26 24/11/2007The Appeals Chamber of Russia's Supreme Court has rejected the demand by a Russian opposition party that the president be denied the right to run in next month's parliamentary vote.

Over 200 intl. observers accredited for Russian Duma elections
21:14 23/11/2007Over 200 international observers have received accreditation for the Russian parliamentary elections due December 2, the chairman of the Russian Central Election Commission said Friday.

Putin urges support for Kremlin-backed party, slams opponents
16:44 21/11/2007Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that victory for the ruling United Russia party in December 2 parliamentary elections was crucial for the country's further development.

Pro-Kremlin party could secure about 60% of Dec. vote - survey
17:51 20/11/2007Russia invites 75 more observers to parliamentary elections -2
21:45 19/11/2007Russia invites 75 more observers to parliamentary elections
14:16 19/11/2007Russia has increased by 75 the number of international monitors invited to attend the December 2 parliamentary elections, a senior lawmaker said on Monday.

U.S. backs OSCE decision to cancel State Duma election monitoring
16:15 17/11/2007The Bush administration has supported the decision by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to cancel plans to observe the December 2 parliamentary elections in Russia.

OSCE says agreement with Moscow on election monitoring possible
22:18 16/11/2007The chairman-in-office of the OSCE said on Friday an agreement must be reached between Russian authorities and the election watchdog over the monitoring of Russia's December 2 parliamentary elections.

Russia sets up 96,000 polling stations for December elections
12:46 15/11/2007Almost 96,000 polling stations have been set up in Russia for the December 2 elections to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, the Central Election Commission said on Thursday.

Russia unsure of number of election observers at December polls
16:49 14/11/2007Russian political parties spend $40.2 mln on election campaign
15:12 07/11/2007Duma elections to be monitored by 350 international observers
16:36 06/11/2007Election campaign officially gets off in Russia
13:04 03/11/2007An official election campaign in printed media, on radio and television starts in Russia Sunday, 28 days before the parliamentary elections set for December 2, an election official said.

Russia sets restrictions for December parliamentary poll observers
22:24 31/10/200711 parties to run for Russian parliament Dec. 2 - CEC -1
17:17 28/10/2007Eleven parties will run for the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, on December 2, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Sunday.

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