Russia: Parliamentary Elections without Great Suspense · Global Voices
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Polls close in Russia's parliamentary elections on Sunday. It is the first since the war in Ukraine began in 2022.
They are not free and he already knows that his party, United Russia, will overpower: so what's the point of organizing them?
In three days, Russians will elect 450 representatives to the State Duma. A strictly controlled process and result, arranged in accordance with the Kremlin, are expected. The most that disillusioned Russians can do is to stay away and vote for the showpiece opposition to signal that they are fed up with the war in Ukraine.
In Russia, during the single voting period, between 18 and 20 September, elections for the State Duma are held in the ninth parliamentary term. For the first time, residents of the Donbas and Novorossia regions participate in the vote. Ten parties are included in the electoral lists for the Federal Circumscription: "United Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), [...]
Russian journalist Timur Olevsky in an interview with Radio NV told what two things the “elections” in the State Duma demonstrated, what Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is afraid of and why he stopped accommodating Russians.
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not need elections to continue ruling and fighting Ukraine. Nevertheless, he ordered them to be held and is actively participating in the parliamentary election campaign. Why are elections so important for him, for Russia and for the world? “What could elections change when there is this special military operation now? And that is almost a war. But what do we have […]
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