Russian State Duma Election 2016 - TASS

Russia's ruling party to nominate 7 new chairmen to State Duma committees — source

State Duma factions strike "package agreement" on committee heads’ posts

Consultations on key posts in new State Duma due on Monday

First session of newly-elected State Duma to convene on October 5

23 Sep 2016, 10:13

Putin nominates his deputy chief of staff for State Duma speaker

The president has urged the parliament to support the candidacy of Vyacheslav Volodin

23 Sep 2016, 00:32

Russian Election Commission confirms recent State Duma elections as legitimate and valid

The United Russia party received 343 mandates

20 Sep 2016, 18:31

Russian MP says Ukraine’s calls not to recognize Russian elections are ridiculous and void

Earlier in the day, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada passed a resolution on non-recognition of the legitimacy of Russia’s parliamentary elections over voting in Crimea

20 Sep 2016, 15:39

Speaker says parliamentary elections proven transparent thanks to new election committee

he State Duma elections were held on September 18 on a mixed basis: 225 members of parliament were elected by party tickets, while the other 225 were elected in one-seat constituencies

20 Sep 2016, 15:14

Crimea’s head says EU’s refusal to recognize election results in Crimea 'predictable'

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, or Parliament, on Tuesday refused to recognize the legitimacy of the Russian polls and their results

20 Sep 2016, 13:52

Expert: Non-recognition of Russian elections by Ukraine 'has nothing to do with real life'

The expert believes that Ukrainian lawmakers "can just as well refuse to recognize the existence of sunspots, lunar mare seas or other galaxies"

20 Sep 2016, 13:31

Russian official sees no legal grounds not to recognize elections in Crimea

A number of Western countries have been calling not to recognize Sunday’s elections to the Russian State Duma in Crimea

20 Sep 2016, 11:14

Ukraine’s parliament refuses to recognize legitimacy of Russian elections over Crimea

The relevant resolution won support from 264 Ukrainian lawmakers whereas 226 votes are needed to pass a bill or a resolution

19 Sep 2016, 15:27

Russian diplomat refutes OSCE’s claims about unequal airtime between candidates

The diplomat has said that he was upset with one of the OSCE's special coordinator for the elections, Ilkka Kanerva’s, statements about the recent parliamentary elections in Russia

19 Sep 2016, 13:08

OSCE observers consider Russia elections transparent