Article: A Dozen Parties Face Being Left Out, THE MOSCOW TIMES

Caroline McGregor
The Moscow Times (Russia)
10-22-2003
A dozen political parties running for the State Duma looked poised to
fall out of the race Wednesday -- a shift that could narrow the field by
half and give the pro-Kremlin United Russia party a stronger advantage.

Central Elections Commission chief Alexander Veshnyakov said Monday
that he expected 13 parties or blocs to make it onto the ballot.
A total of 25 groups were in the running after the little-known
Conservative Party withdrew Tuesday. The Central Elections Commission's
deadline for parties and single-mandate district candidates to submit registration
documents is 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Nine parties and four blocs have been cleared to ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!