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13 SEP, 2026 2099058502899556691

🔎 Half a Million Election “Observers” — But Almost None Independent

Around 500,000 “observers” are expected at Russia’s September #StateDuma elections. But almost none of them will be independent.

The #Kremlin-controlled Public Chamber plans to deploy ...more than 100,000 “public

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📊 Why the Kremlin Feared Yabloko: New ExtremeScan Survey Reveals Opposition Potential

A survey by ExtremeScan project examining party preferences and public expectations ahead of the #StateDuma #elections2026 provides data on why the regime felt compelled to wipe ...#Yabloko off

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Of course they are increasingly pantomime imitations of elections, but even if we think of them as the Kremlin's secret opinion polls, Russia's elections do matter. My latest for @thetimes

Russia’s elections will be rigged. Here’s why the results still matter

Next weekend’s vote will reveal the limits of public patience with Putin and his war, even if he is the only one to see the real numbers

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11 SEP, 2026 2098333488491512195

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Beyond Elections: Why Military Discontent Matters for Russia's Future — REM exclusive

Evaluating Russia's political trajectory requires looking beyond the voting process at a growing social force: military personnel and veterans.

In her latest deep dive for REM, ...journalist and

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❗️ Yabloko’s Tomsk list removed, leaving only one regional ballot

The #Tomsk Regional Court has cancelled Yabloko’s registration for the regional Legislative Duma elections following a lawsuit by the #LDPR.

Tomsk is now the seventh regional parliamentary ...election from which

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Yabloko’s Tomsk List Faces Last-Minute Court Challenge On September 10, the final day for such challenges, #LDPR filed a lawsuit seeking to cancel #Yabloko’s registration in the elections to the #Tomsk Regional Legislative Duma. The court is scheduled to hear the case on

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11 SEP, 2026 2098340462343885213

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Not a Single Incumbent Russian Governor Showed Up for Election Debates

For the first time in several years, not a single incumbent governor running for re-election is taking part in TV debates.

In 2025, debates were attended by then-acting #Komi head Rostislav ...Goldshtein,

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Yabloko candidates for the Kaliningrad Region Legislative Assembly threatened with death unless the party withdraws them from the elections. /Photo: Yabloko candidate Roman Morozov. https://eng.yabloko.ru/39216-2/

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