INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
elections of district heads
opposition party Yabloko, was arrested shortly after the protest on charges of violating pre-agreed rally procedures and ordered to pay a
proposed to give up the popular vote for a mayor in favor of elections by 29 Duma members earlier this month
September 2018 Sardana Avksentiyeva, who ran as an independent candidate, was elected as the first female mayor of Yakutsk in a vote that
her supporters, Avksentyeva rose to nationwide prominence during her time in office but preemptively stepped down from her post in January
fell to just 19 in 2014 and then further to five as of last year.Sakha is likely to become the second region to have scrapped direct mayoral
up with [official] decisions made behind the backs of the citizens
We know that changes do not come in one day and that any path begins with the first step
is precisely at such moments that it is important not to remain silent
