INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian election authorities announced Wednesday that upcoming local races in parts of the southwestern Kursk region held by Ukrainian
forces would be postponed until Moscow regained control over those areas.Dozens of regions across Russia are scheduled to hold elections in
However, amid ongoing clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces near the border, voting in 10 local government races in seven
municipalities of the Kursk region originally planned for Sept
It did not say when it expects to be able to hold the postponed races.At the same time, election authorities said that the gubernatorial
race in the Kursk region would go ahead as planned
Acting governor Alexei Smirnov, who was appointed by President Vladimir Putin earlier this year, is running in that race as a candidate from
the ruling United Russia party.Election authorities in the Kursk region on Mondayannounced an early voting period between Aug
