INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
any political upsets for the Kremlin, but will be seen as an indicator of the public mood following six months of war.More than 31,000
positions are up for grabs in local elections in 82 regions across the country, including 14 governorships and 1,417 municipal councils
And the elections themselves are expected to be accompanied by vote rigging and result in the triumph of Kremlin-backed candidates,
board member of elections NGO Golos, told The Moscow Times
The prolonged voting time also makes it more difficult for the opposition to recruit enough independent election observers to monitor for
electoral fraud, aspiring deputies also have to fight against apathy and fear among opposition-minded voters who decided not to flee the
the tightest races in 14 governor elections is likely to be in the central republic of Udmurtia, where the Kremlin-backed incumbent Alexandr
between the Kremlin-appointed governor Sergei Menyaylo and local elites could take votes from the ruling United Russia party, some analysts
