Local Election In Russia

Regional elections for governors as well as federal regional and municipal legislators in 41 out of 85 regions.

Local election in russia. Moscow reuters russians vote in an array of local elections on sunday that will test the ruling united russia party s grip on power less than a month after the suspected poisoning of outspoken. Was alexei navalny s smart voting strategy successful or is the kremlin cleverly mimicking democracy. Commentators reflect on how this came about.

In the local elections held on sunday in russia all the governors of the kremlin party united russia were confirmed but in some places other party representatives suffered significant defeats. Elections for mayors in russia are direct and based on universal suffrage and are held in a small number of cities. Out of the subjects capitals only 9 from the 85 recognized territories capitals have direct mayoral elections.