The True Meaning of Russia’s Sham Election
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Following the September 18-20 parliamentary elections won by United Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin uses orchestrated electoral cycles to project an illusion of legal legitimacy. Despite predetermined outcomes, jailing of opposition figures, and voting at gunpoint in occupied Ukraine, the regime maintains constitutional procedures to assert its claim to power.
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