All Posts Tagged With: "elections"
Russian Vote Inundated With Violations and Fraud – Observers
Russian electoral monitors across the country are reporting disturbing and widespread instances of electoral fraud. Theotherrussia.org examines some of the violations.
Mar 3, 2008 | Continued
Evidence of Vote Rigging Mounts
The Golos Association, a Russian NGO dedicated to protecting voter rights, has documented a series of violations taking place during the March 2nd presidential election.
Mar 2, 2008 | Continued
Russian Members of Parliament Challenge Legitimacy of Presidential Campaign
31 deputies of Russia’s State Duma have filed a motion questioning the legitimacy of the presidential electoral campaign in Russia.
Feb 20, 2008 | Continued
Watchdog Group Refuses to Monitor Russian Election
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will not send electoral monitors to Russia’s March 2nd presidential election. The group cited “severe restrictions” from Moscow as its reason.
Feb 7, 2008 | Continued
A Question for the US Primary Candidates From Garry Kasparov
As Russia nears its own election on March 2nd, Garry Kasparov, the co-Chair of The Other Russia coalition, poses a question for the US presidential primary debates.
Jan 29, 2008 | Continued
Leading Russian Candidate Won’t Take Part in Televised Debates
Dmitri Medvedev, the widely favored contender for the Russian presidency, has refused to participate in televised debates with other candidates.
Jan 29, 2008 | Continued
Kasyanov Candidacy Rejected By Russian Electoral Commission
Russia’s Central Electoral Commission has refused to register Mikhail Kasyanov as a presidential candidate. Kasyanov, an independent contender, has forsworn the rejection as politically-motivated, and has called on supporters to boycott the election.
Jan 28, 2008 | Continued
Last Opposition Candidate Pressured to Step Down in Russia
Russia’s Central Electoral Commission will likely disqualify Mikhail Kasyanov, the last remaining Presidential candidate from the liberal opposition. Aggressive means are being used to investigate Kasyanov’s qualifying signatures, and prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation against the candidate.
Jan 23, 2008 | Continued
Police Harass Ingush Voters
In Ingushetia, militsiya officers are walking door to door, asking citizens to renounce their claims that their vote was stolen.
Jan 21, 2008 | Continued
Record Numbers of Absentee Ballots Printed in Russia
Russia’s Central Electoral Commission has prepared historic numbers of absentee ballots for the upcoming presidential election. Critics have charged that these types of ballots were used to falsify votes in past elections.
Jan 19, 2008 | Continued