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Articles with tag "LDPR"

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On TikTok, Russia's Political Parties Court Voters Who Grew Up Under Putin

Party youth wings are appealing to younger voters with memes and anti-establishment rhetoric — while strictly staying within the Kremlin’s political...
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Russians Prepare for an Election With Less Choice Than Ever

Even with an all-but-guaranteed majority for United Russia, experts say the vote remains an important gauge of public sentiment.
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Russia Is Gearing Up for Nationwide Elections. This Is What You Need to Know.

Though United Russia is expected to dominate, the elections could offer insight into how the war in Ukraine has affected Russian politics.
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LDPR Kicks Out Clout-Chasing State Duma Lawmaker

State Duma member Andrei Svintsov has in recent months been the source of ominous headlines about internet restrictions in Russia.
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Russian Lawmaker Stripped of Seat After 2-Year Absence

LDPR member Yury Napso continued to collect his salary despite living in Dubai since 2023 and not attending any parliamentary sessions in that time.
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Bears, Robots and Zhirinovsky: The Best and Weirdest of Russia’s Election Campaign Ads

With Putin all but certain to win, his three approved opponents are releasing campaign ads filled with Soviet nostalgia and lukewarm (if any) political...
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Russia’s Far-Right LDPR Nominates Leader for 2024 Presidential Race

Leonid Slutsky told reporters that he "won't take away votes" from Vladimir Putin, who he expects to "win by a huge margin" in next year's election.
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Siberian Opposition Deputy Arrested on Extortion Charges

Alexander Gliskov ran for governor of Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk region this fall, during which his campaign team claimed widespread voter fraud.
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Russian Far-Right Party Unveils AI Chatbot of Deceased Leader

LDPR said the neural network had been trained with more than 18,000 hours of Vladimir Zhirinovsky's recorded speeches and interviews.
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Freed Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Joins Russia’s Ultra-Nationalist LDPR

Viktor Bout, the arms dealer once dubbed the “Merchant of Death” who was released from a U.S. jail in exchange for U.S. basketball star Brittney...

Leonid Slutsky Elected Leader of Russia’s Nationalist LDPR Party

Slutsky promised to “modify” the party’s political strategy ahead of local elections in September.

Zhirinovsky’s Presence Missed as LDPR Scrabbles For Successor

“The LDPR is actually in a state of half-life. The most likely successor is failure,” said one political analyst.
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Russia’s Khabarovsk Region Tasted Democracy. Now Voters Feel It Was Ripped Away.

Protesters told The Moscow Times they will continue rallying until their governor’s murder trial is held in Khabarovsk.

Stampede Disrupts Russian Nationalist Party’s Candy Giveaway

Vladimir Zhirinovsky's candy giveaways ended in tears when crowds were filmed shoving each other for New Year’s gifts.

Russian Nationalist LDPR Party Gives Free Tattoos of Party Leader

LDPR's supporters are now sporting the party's emblem or depictions of Vladimir Zhirinovsky's face on various parts of their bodies.

Russian Communists Announce Coalition Governments With Nationalists in 3 Regions

Incumbents from the ruling party lost gubernatorial runoffs to LDPR in two regions on Sunday.

Russian Presidential Election Watch 2018, the Candidates

The main candidates this campaign season.

Russian Politician Zhirinovsky Pledges to 'Shoot' Opponents in Parliament

Members of Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) stormed out of the Russian parliament on Wednesday after parliamentary vice-speaker Sergei Neverov...

Russian Politicians Propose Scrapping Anti-Protest Law

Russian politicians want to scrap laws which punish activists for breaking anti-protest legislation.

Party Says No More Press Access to Russian Athlete Turned Politician After Disastrous Interview

Russia's nationalist Liberal Democrat Party (LDPR) has forbidden 21-year-old former soccer player Viktor Sysoyev from further interactions with the press...
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