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Concern that the “local elections” in Russia have been rigged.
Gee, what a surprise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8301844.stm
“Vladimir Churov, chairman of Russia’s Central Election Commission, praised the electoral process.
“The elections were recognised [as] valid and were well organised, with a quite high turnout,” he told Itar-Tass.
However, concerns over the polling led to one opposition leader, former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, calling on voters to boycott the elections or spoil their ballots.
“These elections are illegitimate. They’re nothing but a farce,” he told the Associated Press.
Mr Nemtsov was refused permission to stand in Moscow’s city council election, AP reported, with election officials alleging the 5,000 signatures his party collected were forged.
Another opposition party, Yabloko, also alleged irregularities in Moscow, saying voters had contacted party officials to say they tried to vote but found votes already cast in their names.
Party observers also noticed large numbers of voters at a polling station who did not live in that voting area, Yabloko said, adding that it was preparing a complaint to election officials.”
http://en.beta.rian.ru/images/15643/70/156437021.jpg
I was told that this is a picture of putin’s father in a German uniform?
http://halychyna.ca/Misc/PutinSr.htm
LES,
This allegation is nothing new:
http://www.kp.ru/daily/23089/5494/
Btw, KP f-ed up – it’s not “Vlasov” in the photo but but Kaminski.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronislav_Kaminski
Russian rights advocates asked visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday for Washington’s help in protecting the lives of campaigners and bringing the killers of activists to justice.
Two days after Russia’s ruling party won a big victory in regional elections which the opposition said were rigged, Clinton met human rights activists, journalists and officials dealing with rights issues — but not opposition politicians.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=48421
A leading Russian daily seized on comments by Obama’s top adviser on Russia, Michael McFaul, after a Kremlin meeting on Monday, arguing they meant Washington had decided to tone down public criticism of Moscow’s record on democracy and human rights to pursue a more constructive relationship.
U.S. officials said Kommersant had misinterpreted McFaul’s remarks and that Washington would still bring up democracy and rights issues with Russian officials on a regular basis.