Russia Formalises Putin Election Win, Dismissing Criticism

On Wednesday, a court in Saint Petersburg ordered a woman who spoiled her ballot to serve eight days in jail. Independent Russian election monitor Golos said in a statement after the vote that it ... Read More

Putin's record-breaking win staged at "elections"

The Central Election Commission ... Putin’s win at the presidential "elections" with 87.5% votes, having processed only 34% of ballots. Source: Russian Kremlin-aligned news agency RIA Novosti ... Read More

Russia's ruling party says it is hit by cyberattack during presidential election

MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Russia ... election as an independent candidate with United Russia's support, has accused Ukraine of seeking to sabotage the polls, which he is virtually certain to win. Read More

Why Russia holds presidential elections even though Putin is all but assured a win

Russians go to the polls this week to elect a president, but with virtually no one to challenge him, there's little doubt current President Vladimir Putin will win ... ruling the day after ... Read More

Alert: Russia's Vladimir Putin says election indicates "trust" and "hope" in him after vote in which he stifled the opposition

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Vladimir Putin says election indicates "trust" and "hope" in him after vote in which he stifled the opposition. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a ... Read More

Russians head to polls in election Putin is certain to win

Insights from The Conversation, The Atlantic, The Moscow Times, and Meduza Russians began voting Friday in a three-day presidential election that Vladimir Putin is all but certain to win. Putin has ... Read More

After preordained election, Putin claims vote proves public support for his policies

should be even greater but even now make Russia stronger and more independent,” he said. The Central Election Commission on Thursday released the final official results of the balloting ... Read More

Russians start to vote in election Putin will win

Russians began voting Friday in a three-day election that is all but guaranteed to hand President ... Yes, "Putin is certain to win," Politico said, but Russia's opposition is determined to give him a ... Read More

High court ruling on Haredi draft exemption may set Israel on course for new elections

The defection of either would knock the ruling coalition under the required 61 seats and spark another election cycle. “The High Court of Justice and the clerical system have decided on an all ... Read More

Russia Jails Woman For Writing "No To War" On Ballot Paper During Elections

The court said Chiryatyeva had done so on the final day of the three-day vote, when Russia's opposition groups called for protests against an election where Putin's win was inevitable. The vote ... Read More

Russia formalises Putin election win, dismissing criticism

Russia formalised Thursday President Vladimir Putin's victory in last week's presidential election, dismissing scathing ... despite Mr. Putin's win being inevitable. Vladimir Putin declared ... Read More

Russians head to polls in election Putin is certain to win

Insights from The Conversation, The Atlantic, The Moscow Times, and Meduza Russians began voting Friday in a three-day presidential election that Vladimir Putin is all but certain to win. Read More