Russia's Parliamentary Election: A Potemkin Village of Participation The upcoming Russian parliamentary election has been met with a collective shrug from the international community.
As Grégoire Roos, Director of the Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes at Chatham House, notes, the electoral process in Russia is more about measuring the strength of Vladimir Putin's constructed political system than gauging popular support for his policies.
The Limits of Electoral Data The Russian election will provide little insight into public opinion on Putin's rule because meaningful competition has been eradicated and anti war opposition voices are silenced.