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Articles with tag "Elections"

Moldova Uncovers ’Unprecedented’ Pro-Russia Vote Rigging

The scheme is said to include more than 100,000 people with the right to vote in Moldova.

Russia Tries Independent Election Monitor Co-Chair

Grigory Melkonyants is the co-chair of Golos, which monitors electoral campaigns and regularly denounces vote rigging.
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Russian Spy Agency Accuses U.S. of Plotting Election Unrest in Georgia

Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service alleged that Washington seeks to help the country's pro-Western opposition seize power "by force."
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U.S. Debate Night: Trump and Harris Spar Over Russia and Ukraine

The candidates’ starkly different views on foreign policy, especially on the war in Ukraine, led to some of the night’s most heated exchanges.
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The Biggest Surprises and Non-Surprises of Russia’s Regional and Municipal Elections

The ruling, pro-Kremlin United Russia party solidified its control in over 4,000 races nationwide, including in occupied Ukrainian territories.
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Hundreds of Ukraine War Veterans Win Office in Russia’s Regional Elections

More than 300 veterans secured political office at the local and regional levels, as Moscow seeks to further boost support for its war efforts.
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opinion Yelena Kotyonochkina

How Russia Perfected the Art of Blocking Independent Candidates From Elections

This year’s regional and municipal elections set a new record for the number of candidates not registered. That is by design.
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The Roadmap to Russia’s 2024 Regional Elections

Residents of 81 federal subjects of Russia will vote in regional and municipal elections starting Friday. Here's what you need to know.
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Voting Begins in Russia’s 2024 Regional Elections

Local election officials in the Kursk region were equipped with bulletproof vests and helmets for safety amid Ukraine’s ongoing incursion.
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In Russia’s Ethnic Republics, Pro-Kremlin Heads Run for Reelection — Popular Support Optional

Russia’s third wartime elections are expected to yield few surprises. But in three ethnic republics, the incumbents' victories will be hard-fought.
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Putin Backs Harris for U.S. President, With Wry Smile

The apparent wry remark comes a day after the United States issued indictments accusing Moscow of vote interference.
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In the ‘Urals Switzerland,’ a Village Boycotts Vote for Pro-Kremlin Governor Over Neglected Road

Residents of the village of Tyulyuk say they have been cut off from the outside world by authorities’ negligence.
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By Pressing Onward With Elections in Battlefield Kursk Region, Kremlin Seeks to Show Everything Is Business as Usual

A federal state of emergency and ongoing fighting are not enough to change the Kremlin's intent to elect Putin's gubernatorial appointee.
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Russia Postpones Local Elections in Ukrainian-Held Areas of Kursk Region

But election authorities said that the gubernatorial race in the embroiled border region would go ahead as scheduled.
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All Yabloko Candidates Barred From Running in St. Petersburg Local Elections

A party spokesman said that all 83 members who filed paperwork to run for municipal council seats in September were barred from the ballot.
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Moscow Scraps Paper Ballots in Favor of Online Voting

Watchdogs and researchers say Russia’s opaque online voting system enables electoral fraud by making independent monitoring impossible.
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Kremlin Officials Wishing for a Trump Victory — While Claiming Otherwise

With his surprise support for Biden in February, Putin was actually trying to harm the Democratic candidate, Russian officials told The Moscow Times.
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Russia Following Elections in France 'Very Closely' – Kremlin

"The preferences of French voters are more or less clear to us," said spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
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Pro-War Moscow Voter on Trial for Pouring Green Dye Into Ballot Box

The young woman said she was coerced into pouring the green dye by phone scammers posing as FSB and Central Bank employees.
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Nearly a Month After Putin’s Re-Election, EU Parliament Split on How To Reject Its Legitimacy

Debates have been taking place among the parliament’s parties and a decision could come on Wednesday, The Moscow Times has learned.
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