2014/01/15 by Grigorii V. Golosov · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Political Conflict and Governance #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
paper · doi:10.1080/13597566.2013.865606
openalex publication_date 2014/01/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The September 2013 elections in the regions of Russia resulted in victories of the major pro-government party, United Russia, in 16 regional legislative elections, and brought success to incumbent chief executives in eight gubernatorial elections. However, the apparent recovery of United Russia from the trauma of the 2011 national legislative elections stemmed not so much from its increased popularity in the electorate, but rather from its ability to engage in manipulative vote-splitting strategies against the opposition. The rules of candidate nomination in gubernatorial elections were so restrictive that most of these elections could not be characterized as truly competitive.