- 22:20 03/03/2008
- 20:13 03/03/2008
Leaders of countries around the world offered their congratulations on Monday to Dmitry Medvedev on his landslide victory in Russia's presidential election.
- 16:06 03/03/2008
European observers said on Monday that Russia's presidential elections reflected the will of voters, but questioned the fairness of the polls.
- 09:04 03/03/2008
Kremlin-backed Dmitry Medvedev won Russia's presidential election by a landslide, preliminary results from the Central Election Commission showed on Monday.
- 07:08 03/03/2008
- 01:43 03/03/2008
As he cruised to victory in Russia's presidential polls, Dmitry Medvedev said his presidency would be a "direct continuation" of the policies of the man who backed him to lead the largest country on Earth.
- 00:57 03/03/2008
Dmitry Medvedev has won 68.72% of the vote with 60% of ballots counted in Russia's presidential polls, according to Central Election Commission data on Monday.
- 23:40 02/03/2008
President Putin has congratulated the man he publicly-backed to succeed him as Russian leader on a firm lead in Sunday's presidential elections.
- 23:10 02/03/2008
- 17:28 02/03/2008
Turnout at Russia's presidential polls hit 45% as of 2 p.m. Moscow time, and could exceed 70% by the end of the vote, the Central Election Commission (CEC) secretary said on Sunday.
- 13:27 02/03/2008
Russia's top election official said turnout at Sunday's presidential election reached 16% by noon Moscow time exceeding similar figures in the December parliamentary polls and the 2004 presidential vote.
- 12:48 02/03/2008
Russia's top election official said turnout at Sunday's presidential election reached 16% by noon Moscow time exceeding similar figures in the December parliamentary polls and the 2004 presidential vote.
- 14:46 01/03/2008
- 20:11 29/02/2008
A senior Russian MP said on Friday that any criticism of Sunday's presidential polls by election watchdog monitors would be construed as an attempt to exert pressure on the country.
- 12:25 29/02/2008
- 20:10 28/02/2008
- 18:47 28/02/2008
Russia's Central Election Commission chief warned PACE observers on Thursday that any comments made ahead of the country's March 2 polls could be considered interference in Russia's internal policies.
- 18:33 26/02/2008
Russia will work with any new U.S. administration formed after presidential elections in November, a Russian first deputy prime minister and the man favorite to succeed President Putin said on Tuesday.
- 14:45 22/02/2008
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) confirmed on Friday that it would send a 25-member delegation to monitor Russia's March 2 presidential elections.
- 14:45 21/02/2008
Russia's final pre-election opinion poll has shown that Kremlin front-runner Dmitry Medvedev enjoys the support of 72.9% of voters, the state-run VTsIOM pollster said on Thursday.
- 14:38 21/02/2008
- 12:54 21/02/2008
Russia's final pre-election opinion poll has shown that Kremlin front-runner Dmitry Medvedev enjoys the support of 72.9% of voters, the state-run VTsIOM pollster said on Thursday.
- 16:13 07/02/2008
Two of Europe's main election monitoring bodies refused on Thursday to send observers to Russia's March 2 presidential polls, citing restrictions imposed by the country's top election officials.
- 13:53 07/02/2008
Russia's foreign minister warned the OSCE's election monitoring arm on Thursday against issuing ultimatums on sending observers to the country's March 2 presidential polls.
- 21:59 06/02/2008
Russia's presidential front-runner, Dmitry Medvedev, has raised the most campaign funds for the March polls while ultra-populist Vladimir Zhirinovsky has spent the most, the Central Election Commission said on Wednesday.
- 19:33 06/02/2008
- 19:00 06/02/2008
The OSCE's election monitoring arm said on Wednesday it would send a team of five technical experts ahead of the arrival of observers for Russia's presidential elections March 2 elections.
- 16:17 05/02/2008
- 16:05 05/02/2008
Russia has agreed to bring forward the arrival date of observers from Europe's top election monitoring body prior to the country's March 2 presidential polls, its Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Tuesday.
- 12:00 02/02/2008
A one-month-long media campaign for Russia's presidential election has been launched ahead of the March 2 poll.
- 19:14 01/02/2008
The OSCE's election observing arm agreed Friday to send its representatives to a meeting next week with Russia's top election official to discuss timeframes for monitoring Russia's presidential polls.
- 15:27 01/02/2008
Russia's Foreign Ministry accused the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe of trying to sabotage the monitoring of Russia's presidential elections scheduled for March 2.
- 11:50 01/02/2008
Russia's top election official invited on Friday the head of the OSCE's election observing arm to talks in Moscow next week to discuss the starting date for monitoring the presidential election.
- 19:52 31/01/2008
Opposition coalition The Other Russia said Thursday it plans to hold dissenters' marches in St. Petersburg and Moscow on March 3, the day after the presidential election.
- 15:42 31/01/2008
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe may refuse to monitor Russian presidential polls due to restrictions, a spokesman for the OSCE's election-monitoring arm told a national daily.
- 14:53 31/01/2008
The state-run VTsIOM opinion center forecast on Thursday that Dmitry Medvedev, a first deputy prime minister and a presidential runner, will receive 74.8% of the vote in the March 2 elections.
- 19:46 30/01/2008
Five members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will visit Russia on February 6-7 to observe preparations for the March 2 presidential election, a PACE source said on Wednesday.
- 17:01 30/01/2008
Russia urges the OSCE's main election observer body to rectify the "unhealthy situation" surrounding election monitoring, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
- 19:06 29/01/2008
International observers will not be subject to any restrictions during Russia's March 2 presidential elections, a Central Election Commission member said Tuesday.
- 12:18 28/01/2008
Russian opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov, barred from presidential polls, could run if the Supreme Court overturns a ruling by election authorities, the top election official said on Monday.
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