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Articles with tag "Elections"

fair play

Russia Bars Campaigns Against Reforms Extending Putin’s Rule

Opponents to the constitutional amendments are now considering suing the Central Elections Commission.
off the hook

U.S. Drops Case Against Russian Firm Accused of 2016 Election Meddling

Special Counsel Robert Mueller had said the company funded disinformation, memes and fake news to influence the election.
influence abroad

U.S. Witness to Implicate ‘Putin’s Chef’ Prigozhin in Election Meddling – Politico

The witness is reportedly ready to testify on election-related discussions during a face-to-face meeting with Prigozhin.
opinion Sean Guillory

Why Should Bernie Sanders Apologize for Communism?

American memory politics of the communist past is first and foremost a whip for ideological disciplining.
To the polls

Putin Agrees to Hold Nationwide Vote on Constitutional Changes on April 22 – Interfax

The proposed constitutional changes could give Putin scope to extend his grip on power after leaving the presidency.
meddling

Sanders Blasts Russia for Reportedly Trying to Boost His Presidential Campaign

U.S. officials had reportedly told Sanders about the Russian effort and had also informed President Trump.
opinion Ben Noble

Early State Duma Elections?

Will State Duma elections — currently scheduled for September 19, 2021 — be pushed forward?
opinion Ilya Klishin

Russians Have Little Say in Their Future

Putin’s revamp underlines the extent to which the status quo rules.
Abkhazia protests

Court in Breakaway Georgian Region Annuls Contested Presidential Vote

The election had returned the pro-Russia incumbent but triggered rowdy protests.
11th-hour endorsement

Russian Nationalist Party Leader Endorses Johnson in U.K. Election

Opponents have accused Boris Johnson of delaying publishing a report on alleged Russian meddling in Britain for political reasons.
opinion Leonid Bershidsky

The West Needs to Measure Russian Election Meddling. Here’s How

Techniques that once quantified the impact of political advertising don’t work for internet propaganda.
Controversial contents

Secret U.K. Report Names Conservatives’ Russian Oligarch Donors – Sunday Times

Nine Russian businesspeople have allegedly donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Tories.
Meddling

U.K. Delays Publishing Report on Russia Poll Meddling, Calls It 'Standard Procedure'

There is no legitimate reason for delaying the publication of the report, the chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee earlier said.
Foreign Meddling

Russia Tried to Influence Disputed Bolivia Elections – Proekt

Russian media outlet says state agency Rosatom sent political experts to support Bolivian President Evo Morales' botched re-election bid.
Influencer

Russia Is Trying to Meddle in 2020 U.S. Election via Facebook – Zuckerberg

Facebook said it had shut down accounts linked to Russia’s “troll farm.”
Meddling media

Russian Lawmakers Accuse BBC, Meduza, RFE/RL of Violating Election Law

The outlets are now at risk of being blocked within Russia as a result.
Powers revoked

Disappointed Kremlin Won’t Entrust Moscow Elections to City Hall – Vedomosti

The Kremlin is looking not to repeat last month's losses in next year’s gubernatorial elections and the 2021 State Duma vote.
MASS VIOLATIONS

St. Petersburg Authorities Paid Local Athletes to Beat and Threaten Election Observers – Meduza

St. Petersburg's local elections this month drew national attention for widespread violations and irregularities.
street protests

‘The Dragon Has Unclenched Its Jaws’: 25,000 Rally in Moscow to Demand Release of Jailed Protesters

A movement for fair elections that began in July has turned into a protest against the crackdown.
rigged vote

United Russia Officials Meddled in St. Petersburg Vote, Top Election Official Says

Ella Pamfilova said members of the ruling party had “directly intervened in the electoral process.”
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