The West has criticised the polling process, saying that it was neither free nor fair.
By Matthew Walsh Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Vladimir Putin on Monday, telling his Russian counterpart his re-election “fully reflects the support of the Russian people”, Beijing’s state media reported. With 99 percent of polling stations having submitted results, Putin had secured 87.33 percent of all votes cast, official election data […]
Russia began three days of voting on Friday in an presidential election that is set to extend the rule of Vladimir Putin by six more years.
Massive demonstrations are expected across Russia today as critics of
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to Vladimir Putin on the occasion of his re-election as the President of the Russian Federation. The message reads: “Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, Please accept my congratulations on your re-election as President of the Russian Federation. I hope that the dialogue in all areas of bilateral interest will …
Voters in Russia had virtually no choice, public criticism of Putin and his war in Ukraine has been stifled, and independent media have been crippled.
Protest movement irritates the Kremlin by vowing to appear en masse at
Russians crowded outside polling stations at midday Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin in a vote that offered them no real alternatives.
Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly quarter-century of rule. The election comes against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has stifled independent media […]
Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly quarter-century of rule. The election comes against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has stifled independent media []
Vladimir Putin secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia Monday, as the election commission announced the results of a vote in which he faced no serious challenges and which happened amid the strictest crackdown on opposition and free speech since Soviet times. Putin claimed his overwhelming margin was proof that Russians had placed []
President Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years on Monday with a highly orchestrated landslide in an election that followed the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times.