The Central Election Commission on Mondaybarred Communist Party candidate Nikolai Bondarenko from running in Russia’s ...

"Contrary to Russia, the European Union does not interfere in elections," European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper told ...

Russians will head to the polls in September to elect a new State Duma and regional officials in a vote that the ruling United Russia party is expected to dominate but which could offer insight into ...

Supreme Court ruling supports Kremlin’s clampdown on the political party ahead of September’s parliamentary vote.

Russia has barred the openly anti-war Yabloko party from September’s parliamentary election as authorities intensify pressure on critics of the war in Ukraine.

Russian-backed disinformation campaigns are escalating in Germany ahead of state elections, often targeting local political ‌rivals of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, German ...

The head of Memorial, Russia's Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group, has told AFP she fears a fresh crackdown after September's legislative elections, with more people arrested and sent to fight in ...

Russian authorities are holding local elections in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago and still does not fully control.

Italy's foreign minister said Moscow could target democratic votes across the EU, recalling a hack of the ministry's website during Zelenskyy's Rome visit.

Some political actors are warning that a vote during wartime, which would require changes to Ukraine's constitution and other laws, could aid Russia by destabilizing the government and dividing ...