INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
control over the media and suppressed opposition, sources familiar with the government's election strategy told The Moscow Times.The
stations, while Kremlin-backed candidates are mostly expected to clinch easy wins.Authorities nonetheless appear to be treating the
elections as a rehearsal for next year's presidential elections, during which President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to seek a fifth
term."The political department of the presidential administration is working non-stop to ensure that the results are as favorable to the
overconfidence or lightheartedness
apparently later changed to downplay the topic of the war."We finally came up with the conclusion that the main emphasis should be on a
presented backpacks to children in several schools on Sept
member who claims to have served in Ukraine alongside other Russian officials in the Kaskad volunteer battalion
war veteran status, Sokol, who was challenging Communist Governor Valentin Konovalov for the top post in the Siberian republic of Khakasia,
failed to achieve impressive polling numbers
was echoed by Russian political analyst Yekaterina Kurbangaleeva, who said the government's aim appeared to be reassuring the public that
Russia party, during a visit to the republic of Sakha (Yakutia).er.ruUnited Russia maintains the support of 37.7% of the populace, state-run
urged his supporters to oust Kremlin-backed candidates by supporting non-United Russia candidates.While the results of the elections are yet
