Express review of the third voting day on 8 September
Based on the Golos report, REM summarizes the key trends observed during the third voting day (Unified Election Day) of the regional elections 2024.
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Express review of the second voting day on 7 September
Based on the Golos report, REM summarizes the key trends observed during the second voting day of the regional elections 2024.
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Media monitoring: Before the elections
REM commissioned an independent team of analysts to monitor Russia's leading social networks, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Telegram and Youtube, to explore how the Kremlin's propaganda machine works on social media using actual data.
We present the main observations below, as well as visualized data and graphs illustrating the findings.
Express review of the first voting day on 6 September
Based on the Golos report, REM summarizes the key trends observed during the first voting day of the regional elections 2024.
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"We don't need a woman, she won't be able to manage our district". How Russian women are running for office
In 6-8 September elections, 83 men and only 12 women are running for governor in 21 regions.
Being a female politician in Russia means facing numerous challenges.
7x7 shares stories of women who stand for office in 2024.
Kaliningrad region: The political landscape before the elections
How has Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affected the situation in the Kaliningrad region? What is the background and what should we expect in the upcoming regional elections?
Journalist and activist Roman Kolevatov answers these questions.
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The phantom of competition
To let disgruntled voters blow off steam, Kremlin has returned to the theme of "competitive elections" for the first time in many years.
However, in the absence of real competition such strategy may backfire.
Andrey Pertsev explains why Kremlin creates an illusion of contest in predictable elections.
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