Putin’s United Russia Party Named Winner of the Russian Parliamentary Elections
Putin’s United Russia Party Named Winner of the Russian Parliamentary Elections
Author(s): Agnieszka Legucka
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russia; parliamentary elections; Vladimir Putin; authoritarian rule;
Summary/Abstract: After three days of voting in parliamentary elections in Russia, the ruling United Russia was declared the winner on 19 September. The course of the campaigns, the manipulation of the voting, and a crackdown on opposition candidates testify to the intensification of authoritarian rule in Russia.
Series: PISM Spotlight
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2021
- Language: English
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