russian propaganda outlets are actively spreading news about the so-called \u201celectronic preliminary voting\u201d being conducted by putin\u2019s party united russia to select candidates for the regional elections in September.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0fSpecial emphasis is placed on the 25% quota in the party lists for \u201cfighters and veterans of the \u2018special military operation\u2019,\u201d who are described as the \u201cnew elite of russia,\u201d as well as on the claim of \u201cunprecedented data protection\u201d that allegedly prevents vote manipulation.<\/p>\n
By promoting these staged \u201cprimaries\u201d and spreading myths about a \u201cnew elite,\u201d kremlin is trying to convince russians that the political system in russia is highly democratic. However, in reality, neither the results of the \u201cprimaries\u201d nor the composition of representative bodies in russia have any real influence on decision-making, as true power belongs solely to putin and his vertical of authority.<\/p>\n
russia\u2019s political system is rapidly transforming into an almost single-party model reminiscent of soviet era, where any form of opposition\u2014even nominal\u2014is entirely absent. \u201cprimaries\u201d and other democratic attributes in russia serve only a decorative, performative function.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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