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Fraud and pressure marred Russian election: monitors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Corruption, official pressure on voters and Soviet-era turnout figures were features of Russia's parliamentary election, won by President Vladimir Putin's party in a landslide, independent monitors said on Tuesday.Read more : Reuters International News: 19.12.2007 01:19:00
Putin Accepts Prot g 's Offer Of PM Post
President Vladimir Putin told a party congress he would accept the prime minister's post if his longtime prot g is elected president, guaranteeing Putin an ongoing heavyweight political role in Russia.Read more : CBS News World: 18.12.2007 00:00:00
Putin ready to be PM after polls
Vladimir Putin says he will serve as Russian PM under Dmitry Medvedev, the ruling party's presidential candidate.Read more : BBC News Europe World Edition: 17.12.2007 22:53:00
Putin party to name presidential candidate December 17
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party will name its candidate for next year's presidential vote on December 17 when it could become clearer who Putin wants to be his successor.Read more : Reuters International News: 08.12.2007 02:06:00
Putin's party to name 'successor'
Vladimir Putin's United Russia party is to choose its presidential candidate on 17 December, officials say.Read more : BBC News Europe World Edition: 07.12.2007 21:05:00
No Pro-Kremlin Candidates Expected
MOSCOW (AP) -- One of Russia's main political parties almost certainly will not put forth a candidate for the March presidential elections, the party's leader said according to news reports, in a decision likely to benefit the candidate of the President Vladimir Putin's party....Read more : Associated Press World News: 07.12.2007 14:03:00
Putin not to take Duma seat for now: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not, at least for now, take up the seat in parliament he won in last weekend's election, Interfax news agency quoted an official of his party as saying on Thursday.Read more : Reuters International News: 06.12.2007 23:34:00
Russia increases local gas prices
Russia decides to increase local gas prices by 25%, two days after elections won by President Putin's party.Read more : BBC News Business World Edition: 04.12.2007 22:52:00
No Surprise In Putin Victory
Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won the country's parliamentary election by a landslide. But as Alexei Kuznetsov reports, few people felt they had any other choice.Read more : CBS News News Video: 04.12.2007 16:15:00
Putin Basks in Election Win Despite Broad Criticism
President Vladimir V. Putin declared Monday that his party's imposing victory in parliamentary elections was a 'sign of trust- that had conferred new legitimacy on the government.Read more : NYT Europe: 04.12.2007 11:34:00