Why the Kremlin fears even the ‘managed opposition’ in Russia
- In the weeks leading up to the Duma elections, the Kremlin accelerated what is known in the country as “ballot sterilisation”.
- It removed the remaining risk factors that could demonstrate any form of public dissatisfaction.
- Candidates of the so-called managed opposition parties, such as the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), have been arrested or barred from running, thus diminishing the prospect for a protest vote against the governing United Russia.
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- In the weeks leading up to the Duma elections, the Kremlin accelerated what is known in the country as “ballot sterilisation”.
- It removed the remaining risk factors that could demonstrate any form of public dissatisfaction.
- Candidates of the so-called managed opposition parties, such as the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), have been arrested or barred from running, thus diminishing the prospect for a protest vote against the governing United Russia.
Sources: Al Jazeera