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RBC,02.12.2007, Moscow 14:33:57.Voter hotline operators have been taking calls reporting difficulties faced by international observers in the State Duma elections in Russia, member of the Public Chamber and Chairman of the Coordination Council of non-governmental organizations for protecting voting rights Andrei Przhezdomsky said. According to Przhezdomsky, the reports were mainly of informative nature, but showedContinue reading Russia: Hotline opened to address voter complaints!

RBC, 02.12.2007, Moscow 14:01:47.As of 12 p.m. Moscow time, the average turnout in Russia’s parliamentary election stood at 43 percent, member of the Central Election Commission Elena Dubrovina told journalists. According to Dubrovina, the turnout has been decent so far, but comparable to that in 2003.

RBC, 02.12.2007, Moscow 13:57:43.Polling stations closed in the Khabarovsk region at 1 p.m. Moscow time (8 p.m. local time) with a more than 57 percent voter turnout, preliminary estimates suggest. According to the regional election commission, some 600,000 out of 1,052 voting-eligible Russians living in the area took part in the elections.

RBC, 02.12.2007, Moscow 13:24:20.As of 10 p.m., total voter turnout in the parliamentary elections in Russia amounted to 12.6 percent, Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission Stanislav Vavilov said, comparing the turnout to the 2003 elections figure of 5 percent by the same time. According to earlier reports, Central Election Committee Chairman said thatContinue reading Russia: Voter turnout exceeds 2003 election figures!

RBC, 02.12.2007, Novosibirsk 13:45:24.As of 2 p.m. local time (11 a.m. Moscow time), nearly 39.23 percent of voters had cast their votes in the parliamentary election in the Novosibirsk region, compared to 34.19 percent at the State Duma elections in 2003, the region’s election commission told RBC today, adding that no serious violations had beenContinue reading Russia: Novosibirsk reports almost 40% turnout!

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