Two ‘Russian’ Elections Whose Outcome Really Matters—in South Ossetia and Udmurtia

Two ‘Russian’ Elections Whose Outcome Really Matters—in South Ossetia and Udmurtia

Executive Summary: The outcome of Russia’s latest Duma “election” has been as expected. The Kremlin banned opposition figures from taking part, whose presence might have cost the ruling United Russia Party its constitutional majority. As a result, the Kremlin has gotten almost precisely what it sought. The elections resulted in an even more tightly controlled […]

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