INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces have controlled hundreds of square kilometers of land for nearly three weeks, presents the biggest
authorities, citing their apparent failure to defend the border and to organize aid for civilians effectively and quickly.As soon as it
hold elections in the Kursk region, or postpone the voting to protect civilians.While state-run media initially deployed their usual
of emergency suggests that the elections should be canceled
However, the Central Election Commission (CEC), which operates in close cooperation with the Kremlin, ordered it to go on as planned,
withbulletproof vests and helmets provided to local election officials
Only a handful of municipal elections have beenpostponed.The CEC has extended the voting period in the Kursk gubernatorial election,
allowing residents to vote at polling stations or online between Aug
Elsewhere, voting will take place from Sept
impossible to organize high-quality independent observation of election integrity.To secure the regional capital of Kursk, authorities
nominated by the pro-Kremlin United Russia party and is likely to easily win given the lack of real opposition, according the independent
with the discussions told Politika.Kozlov.Before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian law strictly stated that in the event of an
allowing voting in the March 2024 presidential election in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine to take place amid ongoing fighting
The troops are pushing the Ukrainians further in the Donetsk region
This is the most important thing
in Russia explained the ease with which the Russian regime is willing to hold voting in the regions to the cannonade of exploding
even though there were voices in his inner circle in favor of postponing the election, but Zelensky couldn't
weakling who can be trolled at every opportunity
facing unprecedented challenges
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