Moscow, Russia holds an election for city council on September 8. The independent candidates, who were required to submit a petition of 3% of the electorate, have been kept off the ballot. That has led to extensive street protests. In an interview with the Associated Press, Ella Pamfilova, head of the Central Election Commission for the nation, says that the requirements will be eased in the future. See this story.
ANY DC type district in Russia ??? —
OR – just one giant concentration camp
Putin CC commander – with lots of CC guards ???
85 federal subjects in the Russian Federation, including three ciies of federal significance. Each federal subject has 2 members in the upper house.
That’s nice. Come next year, or the year after, or …?