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Unusual ballot box eaten at Central Election Commission’s HQ

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Unusual ballot box eaten at Central Election Commission’s HQ

23:34 04/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 4 (RIA Novosti)

Vladimir Churov, the head of the Russian Central Election Commission, treated those present at the commission’s headquarters with a ballot box made of Tula pryanik cakes on Sunday evening.

S.Ossetian talks with Russia on presidential election results end in failure
23:30 04/12/2011
Talks between supporters of South Ossetian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Alla Dzhioyeva and Russian Presidential Administration head Sergie Vinokurov, acting as the mediator between the South Ossetian opposition and official Tskhinvali, have failed, Dzhioyeva supporter Alan Pliyev told journalists on Sunday.
Putin says election results 'optimal,' 'reflect real situation in country'
22:57 04/12/2011
The results of the vote on Sunday in Russia's parliamentary elections were "optimal" and "really reflect the situation in the country," Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said as early election results showed his United Russia party had suffered siginificant losses at the polls.
Putin says vote reflects 'real situation' in Russia
22:43 04/12/2011
The results of the vote on Sunday in Russia's parliamentary elections were "optimal" and "really reflect the situation in the country," Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said as early election results showed his United Russia party had suffered siginificant losses at the polls.
Putin party fails to win Duma majority: exit polls
21:51 04/12/2011
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party failed on Sunday to win a majority in legislative elections, exit polls showed, confounding forecasts and confirming waning popular enthusiasm for the country’s dominant political organization.
Chechnya traditionally shows highest election turnout of 94%
21:32 04/12/2011
The turnout in the State Duma elections in the North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya hit 94 percent as of 6:00 p.m. local time (14:00 GMT), the head of the local election commission said on Sunday.1
United Russia garners 48% in parliament elections - exit polls
21:16 04/12/2011
United Russia party has garnered 48.5 percent in Russia's parliamentary elections, according to exit polls released by the All-Russia Center for Public Opinion (VTsIOM) on Sunday after polling stations closed at 9:00 p.m. local time in the westernmost exclave of Kaliningrad.
Putin’s United Russia party falls short of Duma majority: exit polls
21:07 04/12/2011
Putin’s United Russia party falls short of Duma majority: exit polls
'Catch a fraudster' game - carousels, threats and illegal campaigning at Russian Duma polls
21:07 04/12/2011
Parties competing for representation in the State Duma elections have complained of "tons of violations" during the Sunday polls, including illegal campaigning, vote fraud and even threats to observers.
Police detain nearly 200 protesters on election day
20:52 04/12/2011
Dozens of opposition activists who attempted to stage rallies against the parliamentary elections were arrested in Moscow and St. Petersburg Sunday evening.
Some 2 million Russians cast absentee votes from around the world
19:31 04/12/2011
1.8 million Russians from around the world are casting their vote for the parliamentary elections on Sunday, while some polling stations have already closed, others are just opening.
Russia votes for parliament in test for Putin leadership
19:00 04/12/2011
Russians vote Sunday in parliamentary elections that will test the country's trust in Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his ruling party amid growing impatience with corrupt and ineffective government.1
109-year-old woman votes at polling station in N.Caucasus
18:10 04/12/2011
A 109-year-old woman came to a polling station in Ingushetia, a small republic in Russia's North Caucasus, to cast her vote in the parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Ballot box of traditional pryanik cakes made in Tula Region
17:46 04/12/2011
An unusual ballot box of traditional pryanik cakes was made in the Tula Region, south of Moscow, Vladimir Churov, the head of the Russian Central Election Commission said on Sunday.
Critical websites hacked, down on election day
16:59 04/12/2011
Popular Russian media websites, the major LiveJournal social network and the website of the country’s biggest independent election watchdog, were inaccessible in hacking attacks for several hours on Sunday in what their employees said was an attempt to jam information on parliamentary elections.
Russian prisoners cast their votes in parliamentary elections
16:29 04/12/2011
Approximately 90% of Russia’s inmates serving time in the country’s penitentiaries have cast their ballots in the parliamentary elections, NTV news channel said on Sunday.1
Russia sends Black Sea Fleet ship to Mediterranean
16:10 04/12/2011
The Ladny patrol ship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet has left its home port of Sevastopol and headed to the Mediterranean Sea to join a group of ships of the Russian Northern and Baltic Fleets, the Russian Black Sea Fleet spokesman said on Sunday.2
Putin votes, wishes his party good result
14:11 04/12/2011
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election widely seen as a popularity test for him and his ruling United Russia party.1
Naked vote in Siberia amid tense security measures
14:09 04/12/2011
Half-naked people admitted to vote in Siberia while younger voters sober up in Moscow and reporters are barred from polling stations in the North Caucasus.
Observers register no violations in Duma poll, ministry reports election breaches
13:00 04/12/2011
International observers monitoring Russia's parliamentary elections seen as a crucial test for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his ruling party registered no violations during Sunday's vote while the Interior Ministry reported hundreds of electoral breaches.

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