Guaranteeing the Status Quo
Guaranteeing the Status Quo
Author(s): Christopher TookeSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Political Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Russia politics;opposition;regional elections
Summary/Abstract: A near-total lack of alternatives to the status quo belied the record-high number of parties competing in regional elections held at various levels across Russia on September 14th 2014. The gubernatorial and municipal polls in St Petersburg constitute a particularly striking example of how the regime used the elections to consolidate its grip on power and suppress dissenting voices.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 05 (14)
- Page Range: 90-95
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
