Kremlin opponents sidelined in regional elections
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Regional polls in Russia  next Sunday may be a blueprint for nationwide elections in the  coming 18 months. If they are, the Kremlin's harshest critics  will be watching the national votes from the sidelines.
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Shut out of elections and  barred from television screens, Russia's tiny band of die-hard  Kremlin opponents now believe street protests are the only way  to make their voice heard.
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Russian and Western leaders are sharply at odds over the country's election crisis.
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Europe's main election watchdog  cancelled plans on Thursday to monitor Russia's presidential  election next month, citing unacceptable restrictions imposed  by Moscow.
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In a cold-war-style rift, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and the West have diametrically opposed views on Ukraine's election.
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Police detained opposition activists Tuesday in a provincial city at a protest that Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov said was thwarted by Russian authorities intent on silencing dissent, Russian media reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek to appoint regional rulers and change voting to aid national parties that can unite the country to fight terrorism after four attacks in 10 days killed at least 430 people.
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Once again the Kremlin-backed candidate will face the opposition leader who favors closer ties with the West.
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Elections, at home and abroad, are topping Russia s political agenda lately. While President Vladimir Putin is phasing out elections for governor and redesigning elections to parliament, Russia s political ...
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Russia's fragmented opposition  marshalled its thin ranks against President Vladimir Putin on  Saturday, but a modest turnout at a Moscow rally -- dwarfed by  the police presence -- only underscored his grip on power.
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A new party that promotes itself as an opposition group but supports Vladimir Putin took a prominent place on Russia's political stage Monday after regional elections that further consolidated the president's hold on power.
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Russia holds regional polls on Sunday, viewed as dress rehearsals for this year's parliamentary vote and a 2008 presidential election, with a liberal party sidelined and the Kremlin expected to tighten its grip on power.
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Russia's election authorities on Sunday  barred former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov, a sharp critic  of the Kremlin, from running in a March presidential election  against President Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate.
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Viktor Yushchenko, apparent victor in Ukraine&#39;s presidential poll, risks stiff resistance if he neglects Russian-speaking eastern areas that largely opposed him, a top official in his rival&#39;s camp said.
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Voters in mainly Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine have warned of protests as their and Moscow's favourite appeared destined for defeat after a re-run of a rigged presidential election.
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The number of candidates challenging the Kremlin's choice for president dwindled Wednesday when the leader of a pro-business party dropped out of the race.
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Russia said on Friday the Council of Europe would send observers to monitor a March presidential election that Europe's main vote watchdog has already declined to attend, accusing Moscow of unreasonable restrictions.