All Posts Tagged With: "elections"
Four Opposition Candidates Removed from Moscow Duma Election
City officials are barring the registration of opposition candidates in the Moscow municipal elections.
Sep 4, 2009 | Continued
Moscow Residents Must Stand Up For Themselves – Analyst
Oleg Kozyrev comments on the importance of the upcoming Moscow City Duma elections, set to take place in October. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Jul 14, 2009 | Continued
Kremlin Party Sweeps Regional Elections
The pro-Kremlin United Russia party predictably won a majority in Russian regional elections Sunday. Still, the party of power showed signs of weakening, according to the GOLOS voter rights group.
Mar 3, 2009 | Continued
Russian Opposition Plans Protest for December
Russia’s democratic opposition will hold a protest in Moscow at the start of December, in part to mark the year anniversary of the largely illegitimate Parliamentary elections of December 2, 2007.
Oct 22, 2008 | Continued
Communist Party Disputes Russian Election Results
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation will appeal to the country’s Supreme Court in an effort to annul the results of December 2007 Parliamentary elections.
May 22, 2008 | Continued
Democratic Forces in Russia Publicly Decry Elections
In a joint statement, a group of Russian public figures decry the state of political freedom in the country, and sharply criticize recent presidential elections.
Apr 30, 2008 | Continued
Medvedev’s Election Was Rigged –Computer Expert
An expert analysis of voting patterns in Russia’s March 2nd presidential election has found statistical evidence of widespread falsifications. It estimates that at least 14.8 million votes were falsely obtained.
Apr 19, 2008 | Continued
Expert Who Exposed Electoral Fraud Assaulted in Russia
A political expert who reported on violations in recent Russian elections and even took the electoral commission to court has been assaulted and beaten in the city of Dolgoprudny, some 20 kilometers north of Moscow.
Apr 4, 2008 | Continued
EU Parliament Condemns Kremlin’s Strong-Arm Politics
The European Parliament has enacted a new resolution on Russia which deplores the strong-arm politics of the Kremlin, and deplores problems with the March 2nd presidential election.
Mar 17, 2008 | Continued
Journalists Silenced During Russian Vote
Reporters Without Borders, an international press-freedom group, has expressed concern that journalist rights were violated during Russia’s presidential election.
Mar 7, 2008 | Continued