The decision by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation's democracy office not to deploy an election observation mission for the Duma elections on 2 December marks the culmination of a struggle between Russia and the OSCE, which began after the organisation criticised the 2003/2004 Duma and Presidential elections.
Ever since, Russia has questioned the OSCE's mandate to comprehensively observe elections.
Ahead of the upcoming elections, the Russian election commission invi...
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