CEC: at 10:00 presidential voter turnout over twice that of Duma at the same time

04.03.2012 13:26   News dept

Voter turnout has already exceeded 12%, reports Central Election Commission assistant director Leonid Ivlev....

Post-Election party planned next to Kremlin for Putin supporters

04.03.2012 12:57   News dept

A massive pro-Putin rally is planned for Sunday evening in Moscow. The event will take place on Manezhnaya square in the center of the city, next to the......

The polls are open in Moscow

04.03.2012 12:51   News dept

On Sunday morning, more than 3 thousand polling stations opened in Moscow. Muscovites are voting for the president, as well as for selected members of......

March 4 to be Russia's most monitored election yet

02.03.2012 18:25   Svetlana Bocharova, Ekaterina Vinokurova, edited by Karina Ayvazova

The upcoming Presidential election in Russia due on March 4 will have a record number of polling station monitors. Public organizations and presidential......

Protesting deputies end hunger strike after Lermontov local elections called off

02.03.2012 15:24   News dept

Lermontov city regional court has cancelled their local elections planned for March 4. The cancellation was the main demand of several unregistered......

Putin warns of possible provocations from opposition activists during elections

29.02.2012 17:41   News dept

Russia's PM and presidential candidate Vladmir Putin said on Wednesday that his opponents are going to stuff ballot boxes during the presidential elections......

Election Commision head announces rigged election videos

28.02.2012 13:47   News dept

The Head of Russia's central election commission, Vladimir Churov, said he had already seen videos showing vote rigging allegedly recorded on the March 4......

Animal tamer who supports Putin complains about boycott of his performances

24.02.2012 18:14   News dept

Famous Russian animal handler Edgard Zapashny who recently has become one of Vladimir Putin's devotees, complains that he is receiving letters from people......

A rally for Putin and his ambiguous 'stability'

24.02.2012 12:29   Ekaterina Vinokurova, Sergey Smirnov, edited by Karina Ayvazova

Tens of thousands of Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's supporters gathered in Luzhniki stadium on February 23....

New poll projects a 2nd round in upcoming presidential vote

21.02.2012 16:56   Svetlana Bocharova, edited by Karina Ayvazova

Vladimir Putin will not unequivocally win the first round of the presidential elections, according to a recent poll of public opinion conducted by the......