2000 Russian presidential election
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The 2000 Russian presidential election was the vote in which Vladimir Putin secured his first term as President of Russia, marking the consolidation of his long-term political dominance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2000 Russian presidential election canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2000 Russian presidential election Context triple: [Gennady Zyuganov, candidateInElection, 2000 Russian presidential election]
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1996 Russian presidential election
The 1996 Russian presidential election was a pivotal post-Soviet contest in which incumbent Boris Yeltsin narrowly defeated Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov amid intense political and economic turmoil.
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1991 Russian presidential election
The 1991 Russian presidential election was the first popular vote for the presidency of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, resulting in Boris Yeltsin becoming its inaugural elected president during the final months of the Soviet Union.
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C.
1993 Russian constitutional crisis
The 1993 Russian constitutional crisis was a violent political standoff between President Boris Yeltsin and the Russian parliament that culminated in armed conflict in Moscow and a decisive shift toward a stronger presidential system.
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D.
Russian election protests 2011
The Russian election protests of 2011 were a large wave of demonstrations across Russia challenging alleged fraud in the parliamentary elections and expressing broader opposition to Vladimir Putin’s rule.
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E.
1989 Soviet legislative election
The 1989 Soviet legislative election was the first relatively competitive, partially free national election in the Soviet Union, marking a major step in Mikhail Gorbachev’s political reforms and the beginning of the end for one-party rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2000 Russian presidential election Target entity description: The 2000 Russian presidential election was the vote in which Vladimir Putin secured his first term as President of Russia, marking the consolidation of his long-term political dominance.
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A.
1996 Russian presidential election
The 1996 Russian presidential election was a pivotal post-Soviet contest in which incumbent Boris Yeltsin narrowly defeated Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov amid intense political and economic turmoil.
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B.
1991 Russian presidential election
The 1991 Russian presidential election was the first popular vote for the presidency of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, resulting in Boris Yeltsin becoming its inaugural elected president during the final months of the Soviet Union.
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C.
1993 Russian constitutional crisis
The 1993 Russian constitutional crisis was a violent political standoff between President Boris Yeltsin and the Russian parliament that culminated in armed conflict in Moscow and a decisive shift toward a stronger presidential system.
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D.
Russian election protests 2011
The Russian election protests of 2011 were a large wave of demonstrations across Russia challenging alleged fraud in the parliamentary elections and expressing broader opposition to Vladimir Putin’s rule.
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E.
1989 Soviet legislative election
The 1989 Soviet legislative election was the first relatively competitive, partially free national election in the Soviet Union, marking a major step in Mikhail Gorbachev’s political reforms and the beginning of the end for one-party rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| ballotAccessRequirement | signature collection and registration with Central Election Commission of Russia ⓘ |
| ballotType | popular vote ⓘ |
| campaignContext | Second Chechen War ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
economic reform
ⓘ
state stability ⓘ war in Chechnya ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| criticisms |
allegations of media bias
ⓘ
concerns about use of state resources in favor of Vladimir Putin ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | two-round system ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of Russia aged 18 and over ⓘ |
| endDate | 2000-03-26 ⓘ |
| fifthPlaceCandidate | Vladimir Zhirinovsky ⓘ |
| followedEvent | resignation of President Boris Yeltsin ⓘ |
| fourthPlaceCandidate | Aman Tuleyev ⓘ |
| hasWinner | Vladimir Putin ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentBeforeElection | Vladimir Putin ⓘ |
| headOfStateAfterElection | Vladimir Putin ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the consolidation of Vladimir Putin’s long-term political dominance in Russia ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Vladimir Putin ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeOfficeStatus | acting President of Russia ⓘ |
| internationalObservation | monitored by international observers ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Constitution of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| location |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| mainCandidate |
Aman Tuleyev
ⓘ
Gennady Zyuganov ⓘ Grigory Yavlinsky ⓘ Vladimir Putin ⓘ Vladimir Zhirinovsky ⓘ |
| mediaEnvironment | strong pro-Putin coverage on major national television channels ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2004 Russian presidential election ⓘ |
| officeContested |
President of the Russian Federation
ⓘ
surface form:
President of Russia
|
| oversightBody |
Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Election Commission of Russia
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| previousElection | 1996 Russian presidential election ⓘ |
| reasonForSingleRound | Vladimir Putin won more than 50% of the vote in the first round ⓘ |
| resultedIn | first term of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Gennady Zyuganov ⓘ |
| runnerUpVoteShare | about 29.2% ⓘ |
| startDate | 2000-03-26 ⓘ |
| termLengthContested | four-year presidential term ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceCandidate | Grigory Yavlinsky ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceVoteShare | about 5.8% ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | acting presidency of Vladimir Putin ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCapital | Moscow ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | nationwide ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | about 68% ⓘ |
| wasSingleRound | true ⓘ |
| winnerPartyAffiliation | Independent politician ⓘ |
| winnerSupportedBy | Unity party ⓘ |
| winnerVoteShare | about 52.9% ⓘ |
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Subject: 2000 Russian presidential election Description of subject: The 2000 Russian presidential election was the vote in which Vladimir Putin secured his first term as President of Russia, marking the consolidation of his long-term political dominance.
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