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The Battle for Moscow Region Candidate nominations for local elections in the #Moscow region have concluded. Elections will take place in 9 cities (districts) with a total electorate of 1.05 million (nearly 1% of all 🇷🇺 voters). A total of 585 candidates are competing for 196

The Battle for Moscow Region

Candidate nominations for local elections in the #Moscow region have concluded. Elections will take place in 9 cities (districts) with a total electorate of 1.05 million (nearly 1% of all 🇷🇺 voters).
A total of 585 candidates are competing for 196
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2⃣% At the 🇷🇺 regional and local elections in September 2025, 2% of all candidates from United Russia are participants in the #RussiaUkraineWar. Out of 45,000 candidates nominated by #United_Russia for the 2025 elections, 951 are veterans of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

2⃣%

At the 🇷🇺 regional and local elections in September 2025, 2% of all candidates from United Russia are participants in the #RussiaUkraineWar.

Out of 45,000 candidates nominated by #United_Russia for the 2025 elections, 951 are veterans of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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All challengers to the incumbent governor of Leningrad Oblast revealed The Leningrad Region election commission (serving over 1.4 million voters) has completed candidate (non-)registration for the 2025 gubernatorial election. Candidates from several minor parties were denied

All challengers to the incumbent governor of Leningrad Oblast revealed

The Leningrad Region election commission (serving over 1.4 million voters) has completed candidate (non-)registration for the 2025 gubernatorial election.

Candidates from several minor parties were denied
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📺 Russians Are Watching Less Online Video — and More State TV In summer 2024, 🇷🇺 authorities began throttling YouTube access. Within weeks, watching #YouTube without a #VPN became nearly impossible. A year later, YouTube has lost a significant portion of its Russian audience.

📺 Russians Are Watching Less Online Video — and More State TV

In summer 2024, 🇷🇺 authorities began throttling YouTube access. Within weeks, watching #YouTube without a #VPN became nearly impossible. A year later, YouTube has lost a significant portion of its Russian audience.
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❌🍏❓ Will Yabloko Be Liquidated by 2028? For the fourth year in a row, #Yabloko party failed to register a single candidate in any regional parliamentary or gubernatorial election in Russia. Under Russian law, this puts the party at risk of forced dissolution for

❌🍏❓ Will Yabloko Be Liquidated by 2028?

For the fourth year in a row, #Yabloko party failed to register a single candidate in any regional parliamentary or gubernatorial election in Russia. Under Russian law, this puts the party at risk of forced dissolution for
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Russia’s Communist Party Slams Election Observation System Ahead of September 2025 elections, the 🇷🇺 Civic Chamber and 15 political parties signed a cooperation agreement on election observation. The agreement outlines joint consultations, standard-setting discussions, and

Russia’s Communist Party Slams Election Observation System

Ahead of September 2025 elections, the 🇷🇺 Civic Chamber and 15 political parties signed a cooperation agreement on election observation. The agreement outlines joint consultations, standard-setting discussions, and
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🚨 Communist Party Faces Searches and Arrests Ahead of Regional Elections Just six weeks before the September 2025 regional elections, Russian authorities have begun targeting #CPRF branches in several regions. On July 31, officers from the local Center “E” (a police unit

🚨 Communist Party Faces Searches and Arrests Ahead of Regional Elections

Just six weeks before the September 2025 regional elections, Russian authorities have begun targeting #CPRF branches in several regions.

On July 31, officers from the local Center “E” (a police unit
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Gubernatorial elections in 🇷🇺 are purely formal and referendum-like. The Kremlin does not even try to hide it. The registration of candidates for the gubernatorial elections to be held in September 2025 has concluded. In 20 regions, 95 candidates have been registered. Out of 23

Gubernatorial elections in 🇷🇺 are purely formal and referendum-like. The Kremlin does not even try to hide it.

The registration of candidates for the gubernatorial elections to be held in September 2025 has concluded. In 20 regions, 95 candidates have been registered.

Out of 23
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The Only Interesting Gubernatorial Campaign 2025 in 🇷🇺 The registration of Sergey Levchenko as a candidate in the #Irkutsk Region gubernatorial election makes this race the most notable in the September voting cycle, according to political analyst Mikhail Vinogradov. There are

The Only Interesting Gubernatorial Campaign 2025 in 🇷🇺

The registration of Sergey Levchenko as a candidate in the #Irkutsk Region gubernatorial election makes this race the most notable in the September voting cycle, according to political analyst Mikhail Vinogradov.

There are
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At Least 11 Parties to Take Part in 🇷🇺 Regional Parliamentary Elections Only half — 12 out of 23 political parties — managed to nominate party lists for the September elections to regional parliaments. All but one of them successfully passed the registration stage (see chart).

At Least 11 Parties to Take Part in 🇷🇺 Regional Parliamentary Elections

Only half — 12 out of 23 political parties — managed to nominate party lists for the September elections to regional parliaments. All but one of them successfully passed the registration stage (see chart).
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Municipal reform slows down after protests Following protests triggered by the rapid municipal reform in the #Krasnoyarsk Territory and the #Altai_Republic, authorities in several regions decided to change tactics, deliberately slowing the pace of transformation. Some governors

Municipal reform slows down after protests

Following protests triggered by the rapid municipal reform in the #Krasnoyarsk Territory and the #Altai_Republic, authorities in several regions decided to change tactics, deliberately slowing the pace of transformation. Some governors
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In the 🇷🇺 regional elections 2025, 1,607 participants and veterans of the #RussiaUkraineWar were nominated as candidates. Of these, 1,397 have been officially registered as candidates (as of August 12, 2025). Governors: 2 candidates in 2 regions Regional legislatures: 183

In the 🇷🇺 regional elections 2025, 1,607 participants and veterans of the #RussiaUkraineWar were nominated as candidates. Of these, 1,397 have been officially registered as candidates (as of August 12, 2025).

Governors:
2 candidates in 2 regions

Regional legislatures:
183
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Russia’s ‘State Messenger’ Max: Control App for Elections 🇷🇺 authorities are forcing large numbers of public sector employees to register in the new Russian messenger app #Max — which could be used for managing elections. Mobile internet shutdowns have intensified in Russia.

Russia’s ‘State Messenger’ Max: Control App for Elections

🇷🇺 authorities are forcing large numbers of public sector employees to register in the new Russian messenger app #Max — which could be used for managing elections.

Mobile internet shutdowns have intensified in Russia.
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Moscow Region Elections 2025: Yabloko Faces Massive Candidate Purge In the Moscow region — where over 1M people have the right to vote — 80% of 🍏 Yabloko’s candidates were removed from the ballot. 🗳 Out of 583 candidates for 196 seats, 517 were registered, 48 were denied, and

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Justice, Two Years Late: Yabloko Wins €500 Compensation for Illegal Election Ban in Pskov In 🇷🇺 #Pskov region, the regional branch of the opposition YABLOKO Party has won a court case over the illegal removal of several of its candidate lists from the 2023 municipal elections.

Justice, Two Years Late: Yabloko Wins €500 Compensation for Illegal Election Ban in Pskov

In 🇷🇺 #Pskov region, the regional branch of the opposition <a href="/YablokoParty/">YABLOKO Party</a> has won a court case over the illegal removal of several of its candidate lists from the 2023 municipal elections.
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Hundreds of Russia-Ukraine War Veterans Set to Run for State Duma in 2026 Elections According to URA.RU, Russian political parties are preparing to bring hundreds of participants in the #RussiaUkraineWar into the @State_Duma at the 2026 elections. The ruling

Hundreds of Russia-Ukraine War Veterans Set to Run for State Duma in 2026 Elections

According to URA.RU, Russian political parties are preparing to bring hundreds of participants in the #RussiaUkraineWar into the @State_Duma at the 2026 elections.

The ruling
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Communist Party Candidate for Sverdlovsk Region Governor Reports Memorial Plaques Honoring Repression Victims to Prosecutor’s Office The prosecutor’s office in #Yekaterinburg is reviewing the legality of installing “Last Address” memorial plaques (pictured) on a residential

Communist Party Candidate for Sverdlovsk Region Governor Reports Memorial Plaques Honoring Repression Victims to Prosecutor’s Office

The prosecutor’s office in #Yekaterinburg is reviewing the legality of installing “Last Address” memorial plaques (pictured) on a residential