Latest Pre-Election Poll - Putin at 44%
(01/27/2012 04:02 PM)
Via Jesse Heath on Twitter and the Russian newspaper Kommerstant is a poll from the FOM about the Russian presidential election. The poll was conducted on January 21-22 and asked the following question: ?If you participated in the election for the president of Russia, for which of the following candidates would you vote?? The most ... More>>
Russia bars liberal candidate from presidential election
(01/27/2012 04:02 PM)
Veteran liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, who's been a presidential candidate three times before, will not be allowed to run against Vladimir Putin in the upcoming March 4 presidential polls, Russia's official electoral commission announced today. More>>
Explaining the election
(01/27/2012 04:02 PM)
You may have heard your parents talking about the elections that are going on now, but it’s a little strange because no one around here seems to be voting. Don’t worry, they soon will be! What’s going on is the earliest stage of the presidential election campaign, when individual states help choose the final candidates to run for president. The presidential election will be held November 6, and ... More>>
Russia bars liberal from election
(01/27/2012 04:02 PM)
Russian liberal leader Grigory Yavlinsky is barred from the March presidential election because of alleged errors in his registration. More>>
Russia bars Putin critic from presidential poll
(01/27/2012 04:02 PM)
Russia on Friday barred the sole liberal challenger to Vladimir Putin from the March 4 presidential vote in a move which the opposition and Washington said undermines the polls' legitimacy. More>>