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Russia will set fixed election dates this year, in a bid to reduce election costs  and overcome the negative effect of the so-called "voter fatigue," which results in low turnout, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission Alexander Veshnyakov said. Experts said fixed days will also create problems for those seeking to use "dirty technologies." Spin doctors touring the country in accordance with the schedule of elections will find it more difficult to influence all election campaigns at once. Veshnyakov said elections to legislatives bodies will be held in 17 Russian regions in 2006. Voting will take place in eight provinces on March 12 /including Agydeya, Altai, and the Kaliningrad, Kirov, Kursk and Nizhnny Novgorod regions/. On October 8, residents of another seven regions will go to the polls, including Tuva, Chuvashia, Karelia, Maritime Territory and the Astrakhan region.
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Parliamentary Election in Tuva Fixed for October
