http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) en-us Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:29:00 -0800 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-international-observers-say-russian-election-was-unfair?start=0 International observers say that Russia's presidential elections were skewed in favor of Vladimir Putin, lacked genuine competition, and that voting was marked by irregularities. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:29:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/raw-video-international-observers-say-russian-election-was-unfair Russian presidential election, 2012, Vladimir Putin, Election monitoring, Electoral fraud, Russia, Politics of Russia, Tiny Kox, Heidi Tagliavini, Tonino Picula, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe International observers say that Russia's presidential elections were skewed in favor of Vladimir Putin, lacked genuine competition, and that voting was marked by irregularities. ---- OSCE and the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly election observers Tonino Picula, Tiny Kox and Heidi Tagliavini (L-R) present their assessment after monitoring Russia's presidential election during a news conference in Moscow, March 5, 2012. Russia's presidential election was unfair and clearly skewed in favour of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, international vote monitors said on Monday. Election observers said Putin, who official results show won about 64 percent of the vote, was given a clear advantage over his rivals in the media and that state resources were used at a regional level to support his bid for a third presidential term.