INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
in races at the local and regional levels
Overall, 380 war veterans ran for office.Earlier, a party official said 55 Ukraine war veteran candidates were running for election in
regional parliaments, 48 for city-level assemblies and 277 for municipal office.Russia held regional and local elections in 81 regions
between Friday and Sunday, with Kremlin loyalists sweeping to victory in most races
On Monday, independent election watchdog Golos said it received more than 600 reports of violations during the three-day elections, with
most coming from Moscow.Authorities in Russia have increasingly sought to place Ukraine war veterans into political office in an apparent
Russia, Ukraine war veterans also ran for office from the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and A Just Russia.
