30/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - The president of the Russian electoral commission, Vladimir Churov, confirmed on 29 October that Russia will indeed be inviting international observers to the parliamentary elections next December. Up to 400 OSCE selected observers will be invited to follow the election on 2 December, Churov explained. Informed about this during the Mafra summit, the Portuguese prime minister, José Socrates, welcomed this initiative, which he said would strengthen the confidence...