EMM News Explorer: Duma

Lytvyn [-said]: Moreover, it must be done, as this document has already been prepared for consideration in the Russian State Duma. It's necessary to prepare for the simultaneous raising of the question of the ratification of this document,

interfax 10-FEB-12

Gorbachev [ says]: For every time comes the moment when one must chose. Now we have to pull the country out of the impasse. You need to implement systemic changes, and for this it is necessary for the Duma to be capable of this,

itartass_en 09-FEB-12

Putin [-said]: Candidates should be proposed not by the president, as it is at present, but by the State Duma Council with the consent of all factions,

rian 06-FEB-12

Markin [-said]: As part of procedural inspections of the violations related to the campaign for election of deputies to the State Duma of the sixth convocation, the Investigations Committee has studied the video footage uploaded in the Internet, which allegedly shows the encroachments that occurred at the polling stations,

itartass_en 04-FEB-12

Slutsky [also noted that:]: a number of Russian and foreign NGOs, as well as a number of Russian political parties that have not passed to the State Duma, and other opposition public associations are artificially fanning tensions in Strasbourg on this issue.

itartass_en 23-JAN-12

Markin [-noted]: The investigative bodies of the Russian Investigation Committee are active in laying bare and inspecting reports on violations, connected with the election race for the sixth State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the country. All in all, we registered over 350 appeals by citizens,

itartass_en 21-JAN-12

Dmitry Peskov [-told]: A dialogue is possible with people who propose some concrete ideas both within the State Duma or outside it, street protests resemble an army of one soldier. There should be people who have something to say,

mnweekly 13-JAN-12

Slutsky [said that:]: a number of Russian and foreign non-governmental organizations, as well as a number of political parties that have remained outside the State Duma, and a number of other oppositional public associations have been artificially fanning tensions in Strasbourg on the issue.

itartass_en 12-JAN-12

Putin [-declared]: The elections are over … and the Duma [the parliament's lower house] is functioning,

latimes 28-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: The elections are over. The parliament has started its work and a speaker elected. The State Duma is working. ... There can be no talk of any review,

chinadaily 28-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: The elections are over. The parliament has started its work and a speaker elected. The State Duma is working... There can be no talk of any review,

channelnewsasia 27-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: The elections are over. The parliament has started its work and a speaker elected. The State Duma is working ... There can be no talk of any review,

aljazeera 27-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: The elections are over. Parliament has started its work and a speaker elected. The State Duma is working... There can be no talk of any review,

deccanherald 27-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: All parliamentary factions have started to work. The speaker has been elected. The Duma is functioning. Any kind of revision is out of the question,

cnn 27-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: The elections to the State Duma are over,

cnn 27-DEC-11

Dvorkovich [ added]: If the law is approved at the first session of the Duma in February of course it will come into force

ruvr 26-DEC-11

Timakova [-told]: As soon as the bill goes to the Duma and the Federation Council, and we hope that will happen quickly, the president will sign it and parties will be able to register under new rules,

rian 25-DEC-11

Medvedev [-said]: A package of bills on decentralization will be submitted to the State Duma. Its implementation will make it possible to carry out a fundamental redistribution of bodies of power and budgetary resources in favor of regions and municipalities,

itartass_en 22-DEC-11

Churov [-said]: I want to thank you for the best campaign for the election of deputies to the Duma for nearly 20 years in accordance with the Constitution of 1993

georgiatimes 22-DEC-11

Medvedev [-said]: Given the more complex configuration of the State Duma, we will have to enter into coalition agreements on individual issues

kyivpost 20-DEC-11

Manmohan Singh [-said]: Our summit has taken place just after the elections to the Russian State Duma, for which I conveyed my deep felicitations to President Medvedev,

irishsun 16-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: Corresponding agencies should prepare this register during next year and in 2013 we’ll submit a tax on hyper-consumption and wealth to the State Duma (the lower house of parliament),

rian 15-DEC-11

Gordon [-said]: Most recently, U.S. funding was used to support independent Russian monitoring of the [State] Duma elections and education for independent media on professional and unbiased reporting, encourage informed citizen participation in elections, and enhance the capacity to conduct public opinion polling,

geotimes 15-DEC-11

Medvedev [-told]: Today I am signing a decree for the first session of the Duma to be held on December 21,

DailyNation 14-DEC-11

Lavrov [-said]: As for rehabilitation, we believe their political rehabilitation has taken place. The Russian leadership has made a statement on this account, and the Russian State Duma has adopted relevant documents,

rt 14-DEC-11

Ivanov [-said]: Thus, so to speak, one can calculate the value of the votes in a mandate. If the party has at least one seat, it means that people did not vote in vain for their representative in the Duma. This is only fair, to be honest, and I think it should be demanded,

rian 13-DEC-11

Gudkov [-said]: This could lead to a rerun, as there must be more than one party in the Duma,

mnweekly 13-DEC-11

Medvedev [-said]: In order to guarantee the rights of all parties, we need a significant part of State Duma committees under control of the opposition rather than the ruling party,

rt 13-DEC-11

Bastrykin [-said]: We have already begun this work. I have officially asked about the number of complaints against the violations in the electiond lodged with us. For the time being 45 complaints against the violations connected with the holding of the elections to the State Duma, but 35 of them are directly connected with the organization of the holding of the elections,

armenpress 12-DEC-11

Clinton [-said]: When authorities fail to prosecute those who attack people for exercising their rights or exposing abuses, they subvert justice and undermine the people’s confidence in their governments. As we have seen in many places, and most recently in the Duma elections in Russia, elections that are neither free nor fair have the same effect,

watchingamerica 12-DEC-11

Kudrin [-told]: The State Duma elections were a blow to the ruling party. Unfortunately, United Russia was found failing to fulfill its promises. Protection of business, elimination of corruption, a fair court system and the state’s presence in the economy – no cardinal changes have accrued in any of these fields, despite promises,

rt 12-DEC-11

Kudrin [-said]: The voting at the State Duma elections is a blow to the ruling party. Unfortunately, United Russia was found failing to fulfil its promises. Protection of business, elimination of corruption, the creation of a fair judicial system and the government’s presence in economy no drastic changes occurred in all these areas despite promises,

itartass_en 12-DEC-11

Kudrin [-said]: The voting at the State Duma elections is a blow to the ruling party. Unfortunately, United Russia was found failing to fulfil its promises,

itartass_en 12-DEC-11

Hong Lei [-told]: The Chinese side believes that the elections to the State Duma reflected the will of the Russian people. China respects the choice of the Russian people,

rian 09-DEC-11

Serdyukov [-pointed out]: 95.5 percent of servicemen and family members voted in the Duma election and 80 percent of them for UR.

jamestown 09-DEC-11

Clinton [-said]: As we have seen in many places, and most recently in the Duma elections in Russia, elections that are neither free nor fair have the same effect,

geo 07-DEC-11

Yavlinsky [-told]: If you think that vote-rigging was substantial, then get out of the State Duma... Then we can have new elections that will pass off better,

iol 07-DEC-11

Yavlinsky [-told]: If you think that vote-rigging was substantial, then get out of the State Duma ... then we can have new elections that will pass off better,

news 07-DEC-11

Clinton [-said]: As the Duma elections in Russia clearly demonstrate, elections that are neither free nor fair have the same effect,

cnn 06-DEC-11

Clinton [-said]: As we have seen in many places, and most recently in the Duma elections in Russia, elections that are neither free not fair have the same effect,

france24 06-DEC-11

Putin [-said]: There will be a significant renewal inside the State Duma, it's an obvious fact,

rferl 06-DEC-11

Putin [-noted that]: Having in mind the changed balance of forces in the new Duma we’ll have to join coalitions or blocs, but that’s parliamentarism.

ruvr 05-DEC-11

Dmitry Medvedev [ said]: Given the new composition of the Duma … we will have to enter into coalition bloc agreements,

smh 05-DEC-11

Dmitry Medvedev [said:]: The party has demonstrated good results, in compliance with the influence it has in the country`s political life. And how seats will be distributed in the State Duma, will show us a true balance of political forces in Russia. Anyway, we will have to achieve coalition block agreements on some particular issues. And this is what parlaimentarism and democracy are about. Our colleagues, the leaders of other parties, told us that they were ready for this. I am glad to know this because it means that our democrac

ruvr 05-DEC-11

Vladimir Putin [-expressed]: The line-up we shall have at the State Duma reflects the realistic political line-up of forces in the country.

itartass_en 04-DEC-11

Medvedev [-said]: We will have to take into account the more complex configuration of the Duma and for some issues we will have to join coalition bloc agreements,

rian 04-DEC-11

Medvedev [-said]: The alignment, which we will get in the State Duma, reflects the real political alignment in the country,

itartass_en 04-DEC-11

Gryzlov [-added]: We are watching and hope that we shall get a majority of the mandates in the Duma,

rferl 04-DEC-11

Medvedev [-said]: In any case, given the more complex configuration of the State Duma, we will have to enter coalition agreements on separate issues. This is normal, this is parliamentarianism, this is democracy,

rt 04-DEC-11

Dmitry Medvedev [said:]: In any case, taken the more complicated configuration of the Duma, we will have to enter in to coalitions and agreements (with other parties) on certain issues.

ananova 04-DEC-11

Medvedev [-said]: Come to the polls to decide who will represent your interests in the top legislative body of Russia. By electing a new Duma we considerably influence the performance of the federal authority in general and whether all necessary measures are implemented to develop economy, the social sphere, to continue wage and pension increases, reform education and improve the health of people, fight corruption and crime, and finally, defend the country from outside threats,

itartass_en 02-DEC-11

Medvedev [-said]: An hour which you spend to get to a polling station will shape the parliament for the next five years. Do the important and right thing -- come to elect Duma lawmakers and decide who will represent you in Russia's supreme legislative body,

xinhuanet_en 02-DEC-11

Boris Gryzlov [ said]: The result of Statе Duma elections is principally important for us,

rian 27-NOV-11

Putin [-mentioned that]: I want to offer my words of thanks to all deputies of the the State Duma, irrespective of the parties or fractions they belong to...to all, thank you very much.

rian 23-NOV-11

Putin [-said]: I would like to address with words of thanks today to all deputies in the state Duma ... and those who rose today in the chamber and also those who considered it impossible or unnecessary to stand up today,

kyivpost 23-NOV-11

Shuvalov [-said]: The State Duma is scheduled to debate the draft law in the first reading on October 18,

itartass_en 21-NOV-11

Kosachev [-told]: I don’t doubt that this agreement will be ratified in time by all Duma factions. But all depends on how quick it will be submitted for our consideration. Sometimes it will take several days, and sometimes we need several months,

itartass_en 19-NOV-11

Matviyenko [-explained]: So, the first idea of the parliamentary centre is to house both the State Duma and the Federation Council. In addition, it will remove many administrative structures that duplicate each other in the two houses. This means saving personnel and saving money,

itartass_en 17-NOV-11

Zyuganov [-told]: I believe that we should satisfy the appeal. If this issue is submitted to the State Duma for consideration, our faction will support the petition of Kosovo Serbs,

rt 15-NOV-11

Sobyanin [-said]: An overall volume of planned metro construction in the following five years is worth half a trillion of rubles; we need support of the federal authorities, the parliament and the Moscow Duma,

itartass_en 14-NOV-11

Putin [-said]: Moreover, if there had not been a stable majority at the State Duma, it would have been highly improbable to resolve so quickly and very efficiently as we have done in the crisis period,

itartass_en 29-OCT-11

Putin [-said]: We need an effectively operating State Duma. Not one that obediently rubber stamps any proposal, as in Soviet times, but one that thinks,

rian 28-OCT-11

Putin [-said]: The Duma is designed to think,

rian 28-OCT-11

Safin [added:]: I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.

france24 27-OCT-11

Mironov [-said]: the [United Russia's] ticket in the elections to the State Duma will be led by a nonpartisan man, and this time around it will be not Vladimir Putin but Dmitry Medvedev. And those who considered Vladimir Putin their leader will have to change their approach. But this does not change anything for us. As I have just said, we are likely to make a decision on our candidate in early December,

kyivpost 24-SEP-11

Mitrokhin [-said]: Our position remains unchanged: Yabloko will seek to have a faction at the State Duma. If we achieve this goal, we will certainly nominate a candidate in the presidential elections to offer the Russian people an alternative to Putin's and Medvedev's rule,

kyivpost 24-SEP-11

Medvedev [-said]: The decree is as follows: to set the election of new deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation for 4 December 2011. It comes into force at the moment of its official publication,

ruvr 21-SEP-11

Mikhail Prokhorov [-says]: Right Cause ratings were 1.5 percent at the beginning of September. Experts forecast that its ratings would increase to 4.9 percent in the coming months, which would be close to overcoming the five-percent barrier to receive one seat in the State Duma.

ruvr 17-SEP-11

Prokhorov [-told]: I and my supporters will not take part in elections to the State Duma,

rian 15-SEP-11

Putin [-said]: In general, our faction in the State Duma is in for a serious renewal. I think that it's a positive trend,

rt 05-SEP-11

Putin [-said]: Based on the preliminary voting results, we can now say that a significant part of places in our lists for the State Duma elections will be given to representatives of different social groups, such as doctors, teachers, farmers, servicemen, businessmen, pensioners and youth,

rt 05-SEP-11

Medvedev [-told]: I would very much like the makeup of the future Duma to reflect the preferences of the broadest circle of our citizens to the maximum extent possible,

france24 30-AUG-11

Medvedev [-told]: I would very much like our next Duma to reflect the political preferences of the largest possible number of citizens,

kyivpost 30-AUG-11

Medvedev [-said]: The decree sets Dec. 4 as the date for the State Duma elections. It comes into force the moment it is published officially,

hurriyetdailynews 30-AUG-11

Medvedev [-said]: The decree is signed to appoint the elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the new convocation for Dec.4, 2011. It shall enter into force upon its official publication,

trendnews 29-AUG-11

Medvedev [-said]: I would very much want the makeup of our future Duma to maximally reflect the political preferences of the widest range of our citizens,

aljazeera 29-AUG-11

Zyuganov [-said]: If we fulfill our potential at the Duma elections – that is one question. If we don't – it will be a different story. But I would like to reiterate that today, from the perspective of our party and its supporters, the future is better than ever,

rt 26-JUL-11

Medvedev [-told]: In late June, I submitted a bill to the State Duma that provides for the lowering of the election threshold in the lower house to five percent. But I want to tell you that, most probably, my recommendations in this field will not be limited to this move only,

rt 12-JUL-11

Prokhorov [ said]: Do you think I entered politics just to get into the Duma and then to relax and have a smoke?

theglobeandmail 05-JUL-11

Kosachyov [-said]: I believe it is expedient to consider the proposal to change the national legislation to give State Duma deputies, members of the Federation Council, the Russian ombudsman, and members of the Public Chamber to ask the executive authorities to take measures against foreign public officials, specifically, American officials, who are involved in violations of the rights of [Russian] citizens in their respective countries,

kyivpost 30-JUN-11

Putin [-said]: I think that, within the framework of democracy, members of the People's Front could and should be provided with an opportunity to nominate their candidates in the future, and on a competitive basis, for leading positions in the [State] Duma and the regions,

rian 30-JUN-11

Putin [-said]: I would like to stress again that the front's task is not limited by the participation in the State Duma elections, even though that was the reason for the creation of this all-nation political platform,

rt 16-JUN-11

Morozov [-said]: Mironov knew that this position in the State Duma would be central for him,

rt 14-JUN-11

Mironov [-has repeated]: We welcome the presence of our political opponents in the Duma and will be glad to discuss issues with the head of Fair Russia personally.

rt 14-JUN-11

Mironov [-said]: I hope that my work in the State Duma will help our voters better understand who is who in Russian politics,

rian 14-JUN-11

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