US EditionRussians to Vote in Regional Elections the Kremlin Can’t Fully Script
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About 55 million Russian citizens will have the opportunity to vote over the weekend in direct elections in 80 regions, including the election of 19 governors, 11 parliamentary and 25 local elections for city councils.
Today, three-day voting begins in several regions of the Russian Federation for high-ranking officials of local units, heads of regional parliaments and local governments.
Russians to Vote in Regional Elections the Kremlin Can’t Fully Script
Nearly 50,000 government positions will be up for grabs across 80 Russian regions this week in the country’s fifth wartime elections. Some 55 million Russian citizens will be able to cast their ballots in direct elections, including 19 gubernatorial, 11 parliamentary and 25 city council races. And in annexed Crimea, the Russian-installed government will administer a vote for the head of the major port city of Sevastopol. Most voters in Russia …
Russia begins three days of regional and municipal elections on 12 September. The Kremlin tries to impose veterans from the Ukrainian front as new faces of the political elite. But the reality remains that of a locked system, dominated by loyal officials and controlled results.
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