Russian presidential election 2018
The Russian presidential election is scheduled for March 18, 2018. The president of Russia will be elected for a six-year term. Eight candidates are taking part in the election, including the current President, Vladimir Putin.
- Foreign mass media flouted Russian law & pedaled propaganda in election coverage – senators
The Upper House Commission for the Protection of State Sovereignty has registered more than 1,000 incidents of the western mass media meddling in the recent Russian presidential polls.Russian Politics News - Ukrainian interior minister faces probe for barring Russian citizens from polling stations
Russia’s Investigative Committee has started a criminal investigation into Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov on charges of barring Russian citizens from voting in Ukraine during the presidential elections on March 18.Russian Politics News - All change? Russians divided over expectations following presidential vote
Almost half of all Russians expect major national changes within the next year, following the March presidential election. The overwhelming majority of those expecting changes said they would be for the better.Russian Politics News - Top Communist names farm magnate Grudinin as party’s ‘new Russian national leader’
Russian Communists have hailed Pavel Grudinin as their new national leader after assessing the politician’s performance in the recent presidential election campaign.Russian Politics News - Russian election boss plans to use blockchain to protect polls against rigging
The head of Russia’s Central Election Commission has revealed plans to introduce a blockchain-based system that would be protected from hacking and rigging, and which would be more convenient for voters.Russian Politics News - Putin thanks voters for “greatest support in modern Russia’s history”
President Vladimir Putin has thanked all Russians for re-electing him, promising deep and stable positive changes in everyone’s lives, and asking political opposition to abstain from populism in their criticism of authorities.Russian Politics News
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