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That vote, which saw Vladimir Putin win a fifth term virtually unchallenged, was marred by widespread reports of vote tampering,
mobilizing a relatively small number of voters working in the government sector and demotivating all the rest to ensure a smooth victory for
its candidates.To help you understand what else is expected in the upcoming September elections, The Moscow Times has gathered everything
pandemic, will be implemented in most regions for the September 2024 elections
Moskva News AgencyTwenty-five regions will allow residents to vote online via the state portal Gosuslugi, while election officials in Moscow
online voting make voter fraud more likely, as it becomes harder for independent monitors and poll workers to do their jobs.Meanwhile, the
CEC advised authorities in six southern Russian regions near Ukraine and in occupied Crimea to limit access to online broadcasts from
secure strong wins for its candidates in these regions in the past and incumbents hoping for reelection remain largely unpopular among local
Moscow-backed incumbent Radiy Khabirov stands for reelection in the wake of the January protests in support of jailed activist Fayil
participation of a record-low number of political parties with an average of 6.2 parties represented on the ballot, according to
Siberian republic of Khakassia, and Anadyr, the capital of the Chukotka autonomous district, are two of only four Russian cities where
bold incursion for more than a month, and where Putin appointee Alexei Smirnov is seeking to secure his mandate as governor.The CEC instead
authorities announced Thursday that nearly 27% of eligible voters have already cast their ballots in the governor election.A Message from
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