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Russia Sets Poll Date For December

posted by Anna-Maria Müller at 22h00 GMT on Sep 3

AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated the campaigning season for elections of a new parliament and a new head of state in March 2008. Monitoring groups and critics expect the elections to be less democratic and transparent than ever, due to restraints for oppositional parties to start campaigns. In order to do that, these parties have to be approved by a central elections commission.

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