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Articles with tag "State Duma"

‘No Traces’

Online Vote Recount Shows No Sign of Election Fraud, Russian Officials Find

A technical recheck of the parliamentary vote, conducted in response to opposition criticism, found no problems.
FINAL RESULTS

Biggest Names Among Russia’s Election Winners

A first female mayor, a TV host and Chechnya’s strongman.
‘CONFIRM OR NOT CONFIRM SUSPICIONS’

Moscow To Check Electronic Votes for State Duma in Recount

The results of the count will have no legal force.
VOTE COUNT

Statisticians Claim Half of Pro-Kremlin Votes in Duma Elections Were False

Russia’s opposition has claimed the vote was the country’s most fraudulent in recent history.
ELECTION PROTEST

Communist Party Rallies in Moscow After Remote Vote Upsets

Party leaders said they will not recognize e-voting voting results in parliamentary elections.
‘FREE AND FAIR’

Russian Opposition Calls Foul After Ruling Party Landslide in Parliamentary Elections

Controversial online voting cut the early leads of candidates supported by jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
opinion Andrei Soldatov

We Can No Longer Expect Google and Apple to Fight for Internet Freedom

Since the backlash over Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, global tech giants have become replaceable parts of national infrastructure.
LANDSLIDE VICTORY

Putin's Party Says Secures Parliament Supermajority

Russia's ruling United Russia party claimed a two-thirds majority in the State Duma lower house of parliament.
‘BLACK PR’

In Russia’s Parliamentary Vote, Spoiler Parties and Dirty Tricks Abound

Parties and candidates using misleading names or campaigning techniques to befuddle voters have appeared all over the country throughout the campaign.
ELECTION PROFILE

Russian Activist Crusades Against Domestic Violence in Duma Campaign

Alyona Popova’s parliamentary election campaign focuses on anti-abuse legislation in a country where victims have little or no protection.
ELECTION PROFILE

‘There Is Fatigue After 20 Years’: A Young Russian Duma Candidate Pushes for Change

Anastasia Bryukhanova thinks Russia’s political institutions, and its leader, are showing their age.
NEW SOCIALISM

‘The Leftward Turn Is Inevitable’: In Lenin’s Hometown, Russian Communists Strive for Soviet Revival

Despite Kremlin pressure, the party is hoping to use popular discontent over falling living standards to gain in Duma elections this week.
DIVIDED OPPOSITION

Russia's Opposition Candidates Are Fighting Among Themselves. Again.

Alexei Navalny's Smart Voting system has added a new dimension to an old problem.
UNEVEN FIELD

Russia’s Tame Opposition Admits No Chance of Change in Parliamentary Vote

Despite a widening crackdown, members of the “systemic opposition” hope staying in politics might allow them to influence the country’s future.
OVERSEAS BALLOT

Russian Diaspora Aims to Inform and Influence Ahead of Duma Vote

The Vote Abroad initiative is a decentralized, grassroots movement organized online across more than 40 countries.
'No alternative'

In Small-City Russia, Elections Feel Irrelevant For Local Business Owners 

Saransk’s entrepreneurs are divided on whether the government is on their side, but discontent is unlikely to be reflected in the coming Duma vote.
News Analysis

Russia Prepares for Duma Vote Under Shadow of Crackdown on Dissent

The outcome of parliamentary elections will hinge on whether a beleaguered opposition can cut through apathy to land some blows on the ruling party.
free handout

Putin Gives Cash to Police, Soldiers Ahead of Polls

The president is seeking to bolster support for his unpopular United Russia party ahead of parliamentary elections next month.
PERENNIAL PRESENCE

‘We Are Not Revolutionaries’: Russia’s Last Liberal Party Operates Under No Illusions

Yabloko stalwarts see little chance of victory in September’s high-stakes elections to the country’s national parliament.
WEEKEND PROFILE

‘I’m Ready to Go to Prison’: The 26-Year-Old Taking On Russia’s Ruling Party

Roman Yuneman is counting on a mix of nationalism and local activism to win a State Duma seat from United Russia.
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