Russian Elections

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The Russian leader is serving his second consecutive term, and the next presidential election he can enter will be in 2030.

The White House has dismissed Putin's election win as "unsurprising."

The punk band accused the Russian president of rigging the elections.

Russian authorities threw out ballots in seven districts, but reports of voter fraud continued to mount.

By 2024, a generation of Russians will have known no other leader than Vladimir Putin. Only Josef Stalin has ruled post-imperial Russia for longer.

Vladimir Putin is expected to win when Russia goes to the polls, the only question is by how much.

Russia's deputy foreign minister accused the U.S. of attempting to create chaos to undermine its March election.

Authorities responded by blasting water on their "Against Putin" slogan.

Moscow continues to deny it tried to rig the 2016 U.S. presidential election or any other foreign votes.

Video hoping to boost voting figures in next month's election with bizarre threat.

The lawyer and anti-corruption blogger is holding the Russian president personally responsible for the disappearance of his iPhone 7.

Sobchak, "Russia's Paris Hilton," was invited to the national prayer breakfast in Washington D.C.

The Russian president warned Washington against trying to meddle in his country's domestic affairs.

The protest leader wants to launch rallies in over 80 cities to give Putin a wake-up call.

Putin's most dynamic critic will not be standing against him, despite Western criticism of his persecution.

Tens of thousands of Russians hope to see virtual assistant Alisa replace Vladimir Putin in office, but the cyber personality has a dark side.

As the U.S. investigates allegations of Russian interference in its election, Moscow officials are now making the opposite claim.

Barsik the cat has a controversial history in local politics in his native Barnaul.

Nine polling stations' results were nullified due to suspected fraud.

United Russia had a record number of seats to fill and that includes new candidates.

The Russian leader said Moscow should listen to opponents but only "patriotic" ones.

Videos showing ballot box stuffing spread online, as the Kremlin hailed a triumph.

The Chechen leader cast his ballot, then held a party, dressed as a medieval knight.

Mikhail Kasyanov claimed parliamentary vote was illegitimate.

Putin's appointee in the Tula region won 84 percent of the vote amid record low turnout.

'I Did Not Vote' was trending across Russia Sunday.

Liberal politician Ella Pamfilova heads the country's Electoral Commission for her first election.

The president has played a part in boosting United Russia's approval amid poll drop.

Two days before polling day, Konstantin Yankauskas has lost access to email and social media.