Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants

Friday, September 18, 2026

Ivan Nechepurenko: Russian 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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Coming to America this fall ... as a voter in Russia cast her ballot, two security guards look on. www.france24.com/en/europe/20 ...

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