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Russian Senator: Bulgaria should Freeze because it is an Unfriendly Country
Central Europe Reveals Holes in Tightening Net of Russia Sanctions
At the state level, while all EU countries have unanimously approved the five rounds sanctions against these Russian/Belarusian entities and individuals, they have done so with varying degrees of enthusiasm.
Putin Tightens Grip on Power, Ruling Party wins Majority of Votes - General Election in Russia
Supporters of Russia's ruling party celebrated winning the majority of the vote late Sunday, amid a sweeping crackdown on its critics.
But partial results on Monday showed the United Russia Party still lost significant ground in the legislature.
Putin's Party Retains its Constitutional Majority
With 76 percent of the protocols processed, the ruling United Russia party received 49.16 percent of the vote in the parliamentary elections, and can count on 196 seats for which a majority vote is cast, the Central Election Commission said, citing the business information platform RBC.
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Russia's ruling party wins majority but loses some ground
Russia's ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, retained its parliamentary majority after an election and a sweeping crackdown on its critics, despite losing over a tenth of its support, partial results on Sept. 20 showed.
Russians Head to Polls amid Low Appoval for Putin's United Russia, App of Alexei Navalny Removed
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Russians to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections after a lacklustre campaign season.
Polls opened on Friday morning for the three-day election and the first day of the vote was marred by controversy with allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accusing Google and Apple of removing their "smart voting" app from their platforms.
Serbian MPs Visit Russia to Monitor Elections
An MP from Serbia's ruling Progressive Party, Vladimir Djukanovic, told BIRN that a delegation of MPs went to Russia on Thursday to observe Sunday's presidential election, at Russia's invitation, and will have important meetings there.
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Russia Accused of 'Interfering' With Serbian Declaration
The secretary general of a small opposition liberal party in Serbia, Nova Stranka [New Party], Djordje Nakic, told BIRN that his party intends to help draw up a declaration on [the lack of] human rights in Russia - after Russia's ruling United Russia party announced it wished to help Serbs create a declaration on the preservation of Serbia's national identity.
United Russia backs declaration on "Serb national identity"
A high-ranking official of Russia's ruling United Russia says the party supports declaration on preservation of the Serb "national identity."
Sergei Zheleznyak spoke in Moscow on Thursday, after a meeting with members of the leadership of Serbia's ruling SNS party.
United Russia backs declaration on "Serb national identity"
A high-ranking official of Russia's ruling United Russia says the party supports declaration on preservation of the Serb "national identity."
Sergei Zheleznyak spoke in Moscow on Thursday, after a meeting with members of the leadership of Serbia's ruling SNS party.