All Posts Tagged With: "United Russia"

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Regional Elections Fraught With Allegations of Violations

Independent observers have labeled Sunday’s regional elections in Russia as “the filthiest in all of history,” while the leading United Russia party says that it is satisfied with how the elections were held.

Mar 15, 2010 | Continued
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Tula Residents Paid to Vote for United Russia

Voters in the city of Tula are claiming that they were offered cash to vote for the ruling United Russia party in regional elections, with an opposition leader saying he has obtained video footage of the payments taking place.

Mar 12, 2010 | Continued
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Electoral Commission Criticized for Double Standard

In the final days leading up to Russia’s March 14 regional elections, the Central Electoral Commission is banning Kremlin-loyal opposition party A Just Russia from picturing its own leader on a series of leaflets.

Mar 11, 2010 | Continued
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Kaliningrad Rally Organizers Form New Coalition

Leaders from a variety of opposition groups that took part in a recent massive rally in Kaliningrad have formed a new coalition intent on ending the political monopoly held by United Russia.

Mar 4, 2010 | Continued
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Anger at Putin Flares in Irkutsk and Samara

Russians called for Prime Minister Putin to step down in two large but unrelated protests over the weekend, following a trend set by a massive anti-governmental rally in Kaliningrad in late January.

Feb 16, 2010 | Continued
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Putin to United Russia: No False Promises

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has issued a warning to United Russia party leaders that they cannot make false promises to voters and must learn how to better communicate with the public.

Feb 6, 2010 | Continued
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Institute Cites “Inertia and Decay” in Russian Government and Economy

A new report from the Institute for Contemporary Development criticizes Russia’s government and economy for its “inertia and decay,” but was met by a muted response from opposition groups.

Feb 4, 2010 | Continued
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Kasparov: Russia’s European Choice

Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov sat down for a recent interview with the Yezhednevny Zhurnal newspaper to discuss why Russia needs to integrate with Europe and why the current political system has no hope for true reform. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.

Feb 3, 2010 | Continued
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Electoral Commission Chairman Proposes Scrapping System

The head of the Moscow Electoral Commission has proposed scrapping Russia’s systematically flawed electoral legislation and starting over from scratch.

Jan 14, 2010 | Continued
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The Other Russia: Year in Review

TheOtherRussia.org presents a year-end review of significant events in 2009 from Russia’s political opposition, including issues of censorship, police brutality, state-sponsored violence, the economy, and the work of the political opposition.

Jan 6, 2010 | Continued