The regime doesn’t give up, opposition doesn’t argue and people don’t care. Local elections haven’t yet passed but the upsetting future outcome can already be outlined. In 93% of voting constituencies they only have one candidate per seat. Nominees from democratic opposition – both parties and non-partisan – participate only in 3% of cases. There will be absolutely no competition in the overwhelming majority of regional committees. The society takes lack of alternative for a norm. Opposition even failed to nominate candidates in half of the municipal ballot districts. The authorities, in their turn, consider elections to be mere formality and deny any access to opposition. One third of runners were stripped of registration for unclear reasons.
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