Between 18 and 20 September, Russia held parliamentary elections to determine the make-up of the new 450-member State Duma, the lower house of parliament. The vote coincided with an annual series of regional and local elections. For the first time, parliamentary ‘elections’ were also held in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, where martial law remains in force and the civilian population is subject to systematic repression. …read more
Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
