State Duma drafts bill on contesting election results - reportThe State Duma Committee on Constitutional Law has prepared a government-proposed bill for the second reading that allows individuals to contest election results, Kommersant newspaper writes on Friday.10:51 21.02.2014
Navalny’s challenge to of mayoral election reaches Russian Supreme CourtAn appeal filed by former mayoral nominee and opposition leader Alexei Navalny, against the refusal to annul the recent mayoral elections in Moscow has reached the Russian Supreme Court.13:53 12.11.2013
Navalny appeals mayoral election case to Russian Supreme CourtAlexei Navalny, an opposition activist and the runner-up in Moscow's recent mayoral election, has appealed the Moscow City Court's refusal to annul the election results.18:20 08.11.2013
Russian Constitutional Court allows convicts to run for officeRussian Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the provision which bans individuals convicted for grave or aggravated crimes from running for governmental offices is unconstitutional.12:04 10.10.2013
Moscow court dismisses four of Navalny’s suits challenging mayoral electionMoscow’s Tagansky District Court has dismissed four of the hundreds of lawsuits that opposition activist Alexei Navalny filed contesting the results of Moscow’s recent mayoral election.15:23 27.09.2013
Armenian ex-presidential candidate sentenced for attempted murderA court sentenced an Armenian ex-presidential candidate to 14 years in prison Monday for masterminding an assassination attempt against another presidential contender in January, a court source told RIA Novosti.16:38 23.09.2013
Moscow City Court refuses to scrap mayoral election resultsThe Moscow City Court has refused to annul the mayoral election results that were contested by Alexei Navalny, an opposition activist and the runner-up in the election.16:36 20.09.2013
Moscow courts receive 447 Navalny's lawsuits against mayoral election results447 lawsuits filed by Alexei Navalny, an opposition activist and the runner-up in the mayoral election, against the election results have been submitted to the district courts of Moscow.15:22 13.09.2013
Moscow court refuses to cancel mayor's inaugurationThe Moscow City court refused on Thursday to call off the inauguration of the elected Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.17:48 12.09.2013
Navalny contests Moscow mayoral election results in courtAlexei Navalny, an opposition activist and the runner-up in the mayoral election, is filing numerous lawsuits with The Moscow City Court contesting the election results.12:57 12.09.2013
Navalny supporters rally in Moscow against 'rigged' mayoral voteA crowd of thousands rallied at Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square on Monday evening in support of Alexei Navalny, an opposition runner-up in the mayoral election who claimed the previous day’s vote was “rigged” to spare the Kremlin’s candidate a runoff.10:09 10.09.2013
Sobyanin leads in mayoral election after 98% of votes countedActing Moscow head Sergei Sobyanin gained 51.15 percent of votes in Sunday mayoral election in the Russian capital after 98.03 percent of ballots were counted, the election committee said on Monday.10:04 09.09.2013
Navalny briefly “invited” to police station after rallyThe opposition Moscow mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny was briefly detained Sunday over alleged violations during a rally.10:14 26.08.2013
Navalny receives verbal warning for campaigning violationsOpposition activist and candidate for Moscow mayor Alexei Navalny has been given a verbal warning based on the inspection results of his election campaigning.18:04 23.08.2013
Navalny's motion to verify Putin's signature on mayoral election permit rejectedThe Moscow City Court on Thursday rejected a motion to examine Vladimir Putin's signature on the document permitting Mayor Sergei Sobyanin to run again for the office of Moscow Mayor.12:02 22.08.2013
Navalny’s mayoral campaign financed from abroad – prosecutorsThe Prosecutor General’s Office released a statement on Monday saying that opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s campaign for the Moscow Mayoral race has been financed from abroad.11:49 12.08.2013
37 business leaders back Navalny in Moscow mayoral raceA group of 37 CEOs and entrepreneurs from Russian internet companies and start-up businesses have announced their backing for opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s bid to become mayor of Moscow, in a rare intervention in favor of opposition politics by Russian business.15:07 07.08.2013
Belarus court revokes ex-presidential candidate's sentenceA Belarusian court on Thursday revoked a two-year suspended sentence given to ex-presidential candidate Vladimir Neklyaev.15:17 25.07.2013
Anti-drugs vigilante to run for mayor in Russia's 4th largest cityRussia’s most outspoken anti-drugs campaigner said Friday that he will run for mayor of Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city, whose authorities have for years been trying to close down his controversial rehabilitation center and stop his campaign against drug dealers, corrupt officials and police.14:45 19.07.2013
Convicted opposition leader Navalny drops Moscow mayor bidAlexei Navalny, the opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigning blogger who was handed a five-year-jail term on Thursday, is to withdraw his candidacy for the upcoming election for Moscow mayor, his campaign office said.16:34 18.07.2013