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Dreizehn Parteien und Parteienblöcke sind zu den Parlamentswahlen in Rußland am 12. Dezember 1993 zugelassen worden. Die wichtigsten dieser Parteien und Blöcke werden in dem Beitrag im Hinblick auf ihre Programm, ihre führenden Kandidaten, ihre Wählerschaft sowie ihre Wahlaussichten betrachtet. Darüber hinaus werden einige grundsätzliche Überlegungen zum Charakter dieser Wahlen und zum Verlauf des Wahlkampfes angestellt. (BIOst-Srt)

The September 2020 regional elections in Russia employed a new three-day voting scheme. This change, along with biased electoral rules, helped the Kremlin to maintain control over all gubernatorial offices, as well as - via United Russia - over all regional parliaments and a majority of city councils in regional capitals. At the same time, Alexei Navalny's "smart vote" initiative was effective in big cities. Multi-day voting will once again be used in the Duma elections next year, but there the Kremlin's landslide victory is in jeopardy due to United Russia's declining popularity among voters and the ability of the candidates backed by the "smart vote2 campaign to defeat UR nominees in a number of single-member districts.

The author of this article makes review and compares some articles from the most influent and popular German newspapers, concerning the last local elections in Russia. This event is presented from the point of view of different political trends and their attitude to elective democracy in Russia.