Russian Ruling Party Weakened as Voters Choose New Parliament
Russia’s Prime Minister is hoping for a renewed mandate from Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Instead, Vladimir Putin’s political party appears to have lost ground. Exit polls indicate that Mr....
View ArticleRussian Social Network Rejects Calls to Block Opposition Groups
Russia’s most popular social network has rejected a call by the country’s domestic security agency to block opposition groups from using its website to organize post-election protests. The network,...
View ArticleRussia’s Prokhorov to Challenge Putin in Presidential Election
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov says he will run against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a presidential election next March, in the latest challenge to the Russian leader. Prokhorov, who also owns...
View Article‘Kommersant’ Firings Over Russian Election
The owner of Russia’s Kommersant Publishing has fired an editor and a senior manager over what he described as a breach of ethics for its coverage of alleged voting fraud during parliamentary elections...
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