Elections in Russia Elections in Russia gives information on elections and election results in Russia. Russia elects on the federal level a head of state - the president - and a legislature - the Federal Assembly. The president is elected for at most two six-year terms by the people (until December 2008, the term length was four years). Elections_in_Russia
Azerbaijani presidential election, 2003 A presidential election was held in Azerbaijan on October 15 2003. As expected, Ilham Aliyev, son of the outgoing president, Heydar Aliyev, was easily elected in an election which international observers held not to be free or fair. Human Rights Watch commented on these elections: Azerbaijani_presidential_election,_2003
Georgian legislative election, 2003 Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Georgia on November 2, 2003. According to statistics released by the Georgian Election Commission, the elections were won by a combination of parties supporting President Eduard Shevardnadze. Georgian_legislative_election,_2003
Račak Račak (; ) is a village in central Kosovo located at Račak
Knut Vollebæk Knut Vollebæk (born February 11, 1946, in Oslo) is a Norwegian diplomat and centrist politician (Christian People's Party). Served as ambassador to the United States in 2001-2007 and as Foreign minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000. Knut_Vollebæk
Russian presidential election, 2000 Russian presidential elections were held on March 26, 2000. Incumbent, Prime Minister, and acting President Vladimir Putin, who had succeeded Boris Yeltsin on his resignation December 31, 1999, was seeking a four-year term in his own right and won the elections in the first round. Russian_presidential_election,_2000
Romanian legislative election, 2004 The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on November 28, 2004. 137 seats in the Senate of Romania and 314 seats in the Chamber of Deputies were up for election.The 2004 legislative election was held simultaneously with the presidential election. According to the 2003 amendment to the Romanian Constitution, the presidential term is now five years instead of four, meaning that in the future, legislative and presidential elections will be held separately, only coinciding every 20 years (2024, 2044, etc.) Romanian_legislative_election,_2004
Kiev Kiev or Kyiv (Ukrainian:Kyiv, ; Russian:Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names), is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. As of April 2007, official municipal estimates placed the population of Kiev at about 2.7 million inhabitants, although some much higher unofficial estimates are often published.Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational and cultural centre of Eastern Europe. Kiev
Brezhnev stagnation Period of stagnation (, transliterated zastoy), also known as Brezhnevian Stagnation (or Brezhnev stagnation), the Stagnation Period, or the Era of Stagnation (), refers to a period of socio-economic slowdown under Leonid Brezhnev in the history of the Soviet Union that started in the mid-1970s. Brezhnev_stagnation
International Freedom of Expression Exchange The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), founded in 1992, is a global network of 81 non-governmental organisations that promotes and defends the right to freedom of expression.IFEX exchanges information online and mobilises action on issues such as press freedom, Internet censorship, freedom of information legislation, criminal defamation and insult laws, media concentration and attacks on journalists, writers, human rights defenders and Internet users. International_Freedom_of_Expression_Exchange
Paris Charter The Charter of Paris for a New Europe was adopted by a summit meeting of most European governments in addition to those of Canada, the United States and the Soviet Union, in Paris on 21 November 1990. The charter was established on the foundation of the Helsinki Accords, and was further amended in the 1999 Charter for European Security. Together, these documents form the agreed basis for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. However not all OSCE member countries have signed the treaty. Paris_Charter
Podujevo Podujevo or Podujeva (, Podujeva or Besiana; ) is a town and municipality located in the district of Pristina of north-eastern Kosovo. Podujevo is situated in a strategic position due to a regional motorway and railroad passing through it which links surrounding regions. Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, is located some to the south. Although there is no official data, the total population of the municipality is estimated at 130,000, including the estimated 35,000 inhabitants of the town. Podujevo
Istok Istok or Istog ( or Burimi; or Istok) is a town and municipality in the Peć district of north-western Kosovo. The town is the administrative capital of the municipality, which includes the town and the surrounding villages. Istok