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1/ Will the real Vakhtin stand up? SOTA highlights an absurd situation in Russia's regional elections – a ballot paper on which six candidates of the same surname are listed, in an apparent effort to bury the real challenger to the United Russia candidate. ⬇️ 
2/ The ballot paper above is from the elections to the Council of People's Deputies of the Semiluksky District in the Voronezh region. It lists Alexey Viktorovich, Anatoly Anatolyevich, Anton Valentinovich, Viktor Anatolievich, Vladimir Ivanovich and Evgeniy Anatolyevich Vakhtin.
3/ The real Vakhtin – the candidate for the Rodina party – is Vladimir Ivanovich. Notably, the Vakhtins' names are not listed alphabetically, burying him in the middle of a swarm of fake Vakhtins. The other five Vakhtins are all self-nominated candidates.
4/ The situation was originally even more absurd, with eight Vakhtins originally nominated for the seat. It appears to be a particularly crude attempt to confuse Rodina supporters and help the candidate of Putin's ruling United Russia party, Paul Vladimirovich Zyabukhin.
5/ SOTA reports that Vladimir Vakhtin "is related to the former head of the Semiluk Council of People's Deputies, Alexander Shevelyukhin, which is why they are trying to prevent him from being elected." /end
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