Pro-Kremlin party wins majority in Russian regional polls

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Series Details 3.3.09
Publication Date 03/03/2009
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Article reports that Russia’s dominant United Russia party won its first electoral test during the economic crisis, according to provisional results for regional assemblies issued on the 2 March 2009. The poll, already condemned for manipulation by opposition parties, marks the Kremlin’s first electoral test since the economic crisis hit Russia in 2008.

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BBC News, 2.3.09: Pro-Kremlin party leads in polls http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7917698.stm
Russia: Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation http://www.cikrf.ru/eng/

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