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Mr President, it seems that there is no reason to expect fundamental changes in the election process in Russia. See-through ballot boxes and cameras in polling stations do not address systematic problems. President Medvedev himself has recognised that the rules need to be changed, but after the Presidential elections. This time, candidates throughout the country each had to collect 2 million signatures within a very short period – over four weeks (two of which were over Christmas). Such requirements constitute a formal basis for restricting voters’ opportunities to choose candidates from a broad political spectrum. Observer status is only granted to representatives of registered candidates and this limits the opportunities for public observation and monitoring of elections. There are worrying reports of barriers faced by several non-governmental organisations, above all, the
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Once again, I would like to say that today, I voted in favour of amendments concerning the Politkovskaya, Khodorkovsky and Magnitsky cases. Unfortunately, we did not adopt them in Parliament and I find that extremely regrettable because I believe that the cases of these people are a direct reflection of the situation in Russia."@en1
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