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And when parties have to report it. This is one of the many problems that we have in our system. It appears to be born out of historical reasons rather than anything else. We do have, for what is supposed to be a very transparent system, quite a complicated one in which there are various different registers updated at various different points. The electoral commissions register is only updated every quarter and i think this story has sort of renewed questions about whether thats really appropriate in this day and age when websites can be updated at the drop of a hat. That was the conservative ...

Would disagree and would say that this poll is neither free nor fair nor transparent. Vladimir putin does not face a major challenge. There are three other candidates on the ballot paper, but his most vocal critics, his fiercest opponents, are either in exile or in prison, which kind of helps you to win what we expect to be a landslide. There have been reports that Public Service workers have been strongly encouraged to come out today on day one of this election, to cast their votes. I mean, there are so many things to say about this election. Vladimir putin dominates the airwaves, dominates t...

Some pictures live from a Polling Station in moscow. Now, there is the potential for a run off vote if no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without the need for that second ballot. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is following developments in moscow. Vladimir putin has been in power a long time, right, 25 years almost as president or Prime Minister. And hes expected to win a fifth president ial term. Now, this whole event, this three day event, which starts today, is ...

tomorrow and then we are into the weekend, low—pressure loosening its grip and here comes high—pressure, very good news if you are hoping for some drier weather. not necessarily completely dry on saturday, some showers here and there, and fog patches towards the west which could be slow to clear so i'm not promising a completely sunny sky, but we should see some spells of sunshine and temperatures continuing to drop. sunday is likely to be cold steel especially if you get stuck under mist and fog for any length of time, as the winds pick up in the south on monday it will feel col...

is to persuade those who are not an government to replace those ministers who have left. and again it comes back to numbers. if there is to be a vote of confidence, which seemed definitely certain if he does not choose to resign, does he feel that he could just about when such a vote? but i guess he would also have to ask himself the question, let's say he survived a second vote of confidence but with a smaller majority, still have would that leave him? how would that leave his authority was making him of that leave his power? in some ways it's almost a surreal conversation we are ha...