Category: Politics

Election legitimacy Last September 10, nationwide elections were supposed to answer a long overdue question, is it possible in Russia to organize the electoral process so that the vote passed with a minimum of violations, and the results were recognized as absolutely legitimate by all political forces and civil society organizations. RAPE has studied the results of the Single voting day, to see how the CEC was able to implement this legal challenge. Elections under a microscope Elections of different level have passed in Russia in the Uniform voting day on September 10 in 82 of the 85 regions. That now cleanliness of elections will be given special attention not only to the leadership of the CEC, but at the highest levels of government was known long before election day. Proof of this can serve as a meeting September 4, first Deputy head of the presidential administration (AP) Sergei Kiriyenko

Yulia Tymoshenko appeared in the database of the site “Peacemaker” KIEV, September 12. /TASS/. The Ukrainian site “Peacemaker” was added to his database of the party leader “Batkivshchyna” and the faction in the Verkhovna Rada Yulia Tymoshenko. “Illegal crossing of the state border of Ukraine. The attack on border guards in carrying out their responsibilities for the protection of the state border of Ukraine in the group. participation in the preparation of illegal crossing of the state border of Ukraine without Ukrainian citizenship (Mikhail Saakashvili). The manipulation of information of public interest”, — stated in the list of reasons why the politician added to the list. On Sunday evening, the former Governor of the Odessa region and the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili along with his associates broke through the cordon of law enforcement officers at the checkpoint “shehyni” and got on the territory of Ukraine. During the incident

The Director of Fund of research of problems of democracy Maxim Grigoriev © Nikolay Galkin/TASS In TASS held a press-conference in the format of space bridge Moscow – Tomsk – Ulan-Ude devoted to the results of regional elections, as well as public monitoring of the voting process.

© Sergey Maligawa/TASS TASS, September 11. Representatives of the party “United Russia” won the elections in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous district (YNAD) where 10 Sep passed 71 campaign. The average turnout in the district exceeded 50%, announced Monday in a press-service of the Governor of the region.

The Head Of The CEC Of Russia Ella Pamfilova © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS MOSCOW, September 11. /TASS/. The Chairman of the Central election Commission of Russia, Ella Pamfilova hopes that the possible bribery of voters in the municipal elections in kuzmolovo (Leningrad oblast) will have consequences in the form of criminal punishment for perpetrators. She stated Monday in the course of summing up the Single voting day, the information center of the CEC.

Photo: TASS The Russian delegation headed by Minister of foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov arrived in Saudi Arabia on an official visit. The official representative of the foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova in Facebook published a photo showing her in extremely strict clothes — a black long dress and headscarf. Facebook “I was asked whether we will observe the local dress code. And how?” — she wrote. Some felt that the official representative the Ministry of foreign Affairs too actively adapts to the local rules. “It suits you, but it is better not to adjust, and only stick to a few rules (closed hands, without plunging neckline and long skirt or pants),” wrote a user of a social network. Zakharov responded that only took the opportunity to wear your favorite Maxi. “Mash, in my opinion, more on deflection seems,” “Oh, for completeness of effect had a huge Orthodox cross top wear”, “should

Photo: RIA Novosti Countries have created in Syria, the zone of de-escalation, is not going to keep them forever, this is a temporary measure, said the Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “This is not a permanent measure. No one who agreed to create zones, there is no intent to keep them forever, thus, in essence, to create any enclaves for years on the Syrian territory,” he said after talks with foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel al-Jubeir. According to Lavrov, there is agreement that the security zone in Syria will operate for six months.