Russia touts candidates who fought in Ukraine for its wartime parliamentary election
Election officials say nearly 200 Duma candidates served in Ukraine as the Kremlin promotes veterans as part of Russia’s “true elite.”
- Russia begins three days of voting for the State Duma and regional elections on September 18, as voters grapple with the ongoing war in Ukraine and economic strain.
- President Vladimir Putin and his administration reengineered the 450-seat State Duma into a rubber-stamp legislature, while Russians face growing frustration with the war, which has continued for more than 4 1/2 years.
- First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko launched the Time of Heroes program two years ago to train veterans for public service, and at least 200 veterans qualified for the ballot.
- Authorities barred Boris Nadezhdin from the ballot on an anti-war platform, though opposition figures Navalnaya and Maksim Kats released an endorsed candidate list and Yabloko remains the only party opposing the war.
- An unspoken question looms over the balloting: will the Kremlin order another nationwide call-up? British officials estimate at least 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed, with at least 1 million wounded.
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Russia puts a striking number of war veterans in position. They are supposed to secure the Kremlin's course within parliaments and offices.
Russia touts candidates who fought in Ukraine for its wartime parliamentary election - Regional Media News
They lead party tickets, star in campaign videos and appear in televised debates. They are Russians who have fought in Ukraine, and they feature prominently in this week's parliamentary election. Election officials say nearly 200 candidates have served in Ukraine, and the Kremlin touts them [...]
Russia touts candidates who fought in Ukraine for its wartime parliamentary election – WTOP News
They lead party tickets, star in campaign videos and appear in televised debates. They are Russians who have fought in Ukraine, and they feature prominently in this week’s parliamentary election. Election officials say nearly 200 candidates have served in Ukraine, and the Kremlin touts them as part of Russia’s “true elite” — its effort to...
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