Russia’s Election Was Engineered to Send a Message: Putin Remains in Control
A parliamentary vote demonstrated that President Vladimir V. Putin’s autocratic system was still able to deliver the results he wanted, analysts said.
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A parliamentary vote demonstrated that President Vladimir V. Putin’s autocratic system was still able to deliver the results he wanted, analysts said.
Read MorePresident Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said veterans are the “new elite,” but selecting them as candidates is a risk.
Read MoreRussia is staging an election that matters to almost no one — except President Vladimir V. Putin and his inner circle.
Read MoreRussian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy.
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