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So, just over 24-hours into Russia's three-day electoral bonanza, and it's going more or less as you might have expected. TL;DR: The Kremlin's not taking its chances.
A few observations follow, with the caveat that info is thus far limited, and there are still 2 days to go.
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A few observations follow, with the caveat that info is thus far limited, and there are still 2 days to go.
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First: There are widespread reports of what can best be described as shenanigans. These don't have the feel of a massive, centrally coordinated falsification campaign, but they do feel like a massive uncoordinated falsification wave. Pick your poison.
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golosinfo.org/articles/145485
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golosinfo.org/articles/145485
In this context - and before proceeding - it's worth re-re-upping a point re-upped by @Ben_H_Noble in @MoscowTimes: Russian authoritarianism often operates through decentralized proactive compliance, rather than centralized control and coercion.
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