Latvian parliament shoots down bill on direct mayoral electionsLatvias parliament has shot down on Thursday a bill on direct mayoral elections submitted by an opposition party alliance, the parliament's press service said.15:48 21.02.2013
US Supreme Court to reconsider caps in political campaign financeThe US Supreme Court will revisit the deeply divisive issue of campaign finance, this time in the context of the aggregate sum individuals can donate to political campaigns, according to an order list issued by the court on Tuesday.16:03 20.02.2013
State Duma approves regions' right to cancel direct gubernatorial electionsThe State Duma has held the first reading of a draft law which would give the regions the right not to hold direct gubernatorial elections.10:29 24.01.2013
Putin approves new order to form upper housePresident Vladimir Putin has approved a new order to form the parliament's upper house. The corresponding document was published on Tuesday on the government's official legal website.15:46 04.12.2012
Russian legislature considers replacing senatorial appointments with electionsThe Federation Council's Committee for Constitutional Legislation backed a bill on new requirements to form the Federation Council (Russia's upper house of parliament) on Tuesday.16:52 27.11.2012
Senators to consider law on new system for forming Russia's upper houseThe Federation Council (Russian Parliament's Upper House) will consider a law on the new system for its formation at a plenary hearing on November 28.14:39 21.11.2012
Citizens petition en masse for their states to secede from AmericaCitizens of Alaska, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, and Vermont have refrained so far – as of the time of writing, at least – from petitioning for secession from the United States. Beyond that, however, there appears to be trouble in paradise for citizens disenchanted with last week’s reelection of US President Barrack Obama, and they are prepared to take matters into their own hands.18:34 14.11.2012
Tymoshenko's health severely deteriorates, attorneyThe health of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who has been on a hunger strike for ten days already, has severely deteriorated. Tymoshenko, who is being treated at a Kharkiv hospital, went on a hunger strike on 29 October to protest against the Ukrainian parliament elections results, which she believes were falsified.10:40 08.11.2012
Legal issues in the aftermath of Obama’s triumphPresident Barrack Obama will enjoy another four years at America’s helm after a long and rather brutal campaign season. With Romney’s concession comes the strong likelihood that these elections will truly be over and done with by the time the last remaining ballots are counted. Still, as always, some legal issues remain lurking in the background.18:13 07.11.2012
Euronews to be checked for violations on election dayThe Central Election Commission is studying the materials broadcast by Euronews on election day on October 14, as they may have violated Russian law.17:43 02.11.2012
Russia's Civic Chamber to send observers to U.S. electionsMembers of Russia's Civic Chamber, a state-appointed consultative body that advises the government on civic issues, will observe the U.S. presidential elections.13:54 02.11.2012
Unsuccessful mayoral candidate to complain to Geneva committeeA Just Russia leader for Astrakhan Oleg Shein has decided not to file an application to the European Court of Human Rights over his defeat in the mayoral elections and the dismissal of his lawsuits by several courts, he told RIA Novosti. He does, however, intend to take the matter to the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva.10:42 02.10.2012
Romney wants sanctions before restoring Russian trade relationsRepublican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney believes that in order for normal trade relations with Russia to be restored and for the Jackson-Vanik amendment withdrawn, the Magnitsky list bill must be adopted at the same time, according to a statement by Romney Campaign Advisor Lahnee Chen.11:05 07.09.2012
Ukraine ballots will exclude Tymoshenko and LutsenkoThe Ukrainian Supreme Adiministrative Court has ruled that ballots can be printed without the names of convicted officials Yulia Tymoshenko and Yuri Lutsenko, former Ukrainian prime minister and interior minister, respectively, the Fatherland opposition party reported on Thursday.17:11 06.09.2012
Opposition's request to include Tymoshenko on the ballot dismissedThe Kiev Appellate Administrative Court has dismissed the lawsuit by the Fatherland opposition party which requested the inclusion of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and former Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko on the ballot.12:05 04.09.2012
Presidential election committee's conduct declared unlawfulMoscow's Lyublinsky District Court has declared the actions committed by an election committee unlawful as presidency candidate Mikhail Prokhorov requested.12:57 31.08.2012
Hunger striking politician's appeal to annul mayoral elections dismissedThe Astrakhan Regional Court dismissed Wednesday an appeal of a lower court's ruling not to annul the city's mayoral elections which had been brought by Oleg Shein, leader of Astrakhan's A Just Russia branch who made international headlines last Spring for a 40-day hunger strike.13:24 30.08.2012
Ex-presidential candidate loses lawsuit to reverse election resultsA court in Moscow Region has rejected former presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov's lawsuit to reverse the election results due to alleged local election commission violations.17:22 03.08.2012
Lawsuits to cancel mayoral election results in Astrakhan dismissedAll four of Astrakhan's district courts have refused to recognize the March mayoral elections as unlawful in lawsuits filed by A Just Russia candidate Oleg Shein.15:22 19.07.2012
Dates set to hear presidential candidate's lawsuits on election violationsThe Korolyov City Court will hear on July 20, 26 and August 7 former presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov's lawsuits on violations committed during the elections.13:38 18.07.2012