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18 students × 15 districts = 270 candidates New People party floods elections in Chelyabinsk region with multi-nomination strategy The #New_People party has nominated a staggering 410 candidates for municipal elections in 🇷🇺 #Chelyabinsk region. However, 270 of them are actually…
How Russia’s “Small Parties” Are Preparing for the 2025 Regional Elections: A Rundown of Gubernatorial Nominations In the run-up to the 2025 Unified Election Day (#UED), minor parties (often called “small parties” in 🇷🇺) have fielded gubernatorial candidates in several regions —…
🇷🇺 Gubernatorial Elections 2025: All Major Parties Have Chosen Their Candidates The nomination of candidates for the upcoming September gubernatorial elections has begun in all participating Russian regions (including occupied Sevastopol) — with Chuvashiaas the only exception,…
What kind of bribes do Russian governors take? The official version of the investigation — based on the case of former Tambov governor Maksim Egorov. According to 🇷🇺 investigators, Egorov received bribes from Roman Stefanov, former CEO of Gazprom-Tambov company and a member of…
🚨 Former governor of the Tambov region (2021-2024) Maksim Egorov has been detained on suspicion of receiving a particularly large bribe, according to TASS. He is being transferred to Moscow for investigative procedures. In 2021, Egorov replaced the previous governor of the…
Repressions and Resignations Aren’t Going Anywhere: The Kremlin Returns to Regional Politics The ongoing arrests of current and former high-ranking regional officials in 🇷🇺 are a sign that the Kremlin has re-engaged with active regional governance, writes Russian political…
🇷🇺 BREAKING: Former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit Found Dead in Apparent Suicide Roman Starovoit — former Russian Minister of Transport and ex-governor of Kursk Oblast — has died by suicide, according to reports. His body was discovered in his car in Odintsovo, outside…
🚨 Former governor of the Tambov region (2021-2024) Maksim Egorov has been detained on suspicion of receiving a particularly large bribe, according to TASS. He is being transferred to Moscow for investigative procedures. In 2021, Egorov replaced the previous governor of the…
Who’s next? FSB detains former deputy governor of Chelyabinsk region 🇷🇺 Federal Security Service (#FSB) has detained Alexander Bogashov, the former vice-governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast. He was arrested alongside Eldar Belousov, the region’s current Minister of Property Relations,…
Who’s next? FSB detains former deputy governor of Chelyabinsk region 🇷🇺 Federal Security Service (#FSB) has detained Alexander Bogashov, the former vice-governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast. He was arrested alongside Eldar Belousov, the region’s current Minister of Property Relations,…
Who's Next? Another deputy governor from a 🇷🇺 region bordering 🇺🇦 has been arrested. Nikolai Simonenko, Deputy Governor of Bryansk Oblast, was searched and detained as part of a criminal case related to “fortification construction in the border areas.” He is being charged with…
Winners of United Russia’s primaries are withdrawing en masse from elections In at least two regions — Krasnodar Krai and Saratov Oblast — the winners of #United_Russia's party primaries are refusing to participate in the upcoming elections and are being replaced by candidates…
United Russia primaries begin On the first day of voting, May 19, more than 1 million voters cast their ballots. According to General Council Secretary Vladimir Yakushev, the party’s database includes over 3 million registered voters. The primaries will run through May 25. 🗳️…
🚨 News from Russia’s censorship front: Punishment for searching for “extremist” materials online On July 22, the @State_Duma passed a bill introducing fines for searching for extremist content on the internet. The law will also impose fines for promoting VPN services,…
“For a Russia Without Censorship. Orwell Wrote a Dystopia, Not a Manual.” Dmitry Kisiev, former head of Boris #Nadezhdin’s presidential campaign, was detained outside the @State_Duma building. He was holding a solo picket against the new law introducing fines for “searching for…
Борис Надеждин и Дмитрий Кисиев пришли на анонсированный ими пикет у здания Госдумы. Их встретили десять силовиков и предупредили о незаконности мероприятия «У полиции тоже все по плану. Чуть позже подошли человек 10 с полным снаряжением во главе с подполковником. Они в курсе,…
Who's Next? Another deputy governor from a 🇷🇺 region bordering 🇺🇦 has been arrested. Nikolai Simonenko, Deputy Governor of Bryansk Oblast, was searched and detained as part of a criminal case related to “fortification construction in the border areas.” He is being charged with…
🇷🇺 BREAKING: Former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit Found Dead in Apparent Suicide Roman Starovoit — former Russian Minister of Transport and ex-governor of Kursk Oblast — has died by suicide, according to reports. His body was discovered in his car in Odintsovo, outside…
"Russia’s Ruling Elite Is Frustrated" — Key Takeaway from Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center Discussion No, the elite’s frustration isn’t due to the prolonged #RussiaUkraineWar — it stems from the collapse of the informal rules of the game that once governed their relationship with…
‼️🎙️‼️ With incredible @faridaily_ & Margarita Liutova we dissect 🇷🇺 transportation minister Roman Starovoit's suicide and what it means for Putin's ruling class - in the newest episode of @CEIP_Politika podcast. Tune in! carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/carne…
"We shouldn’t mourn Golos too much" - experts on the shutdown of Russian election watchdog In this article, REM sought expert analysis to answer the question: Does the closure of @Golosinfo mark the end of independent election monitoring in Russia? On 8 July 2025, amid the…
❗️ The Golos Movement Has Ceased to Exist – Full ENG Translation of the Original Statement 💬 The All-Russian Civic Movement in Defense of Voters' Rights “Golos” has ceased its activities This marks the end of a story which, according to the version presented by the…
UPDATE: Civil Initiative party appeals 🇷🇺 Supreme Court’s liquidation ruling Andrei Nechaev, chairman of the Civil Initiative party (pictured), has announced that he has filed an appeal against the Russian Supreme Court’s decision to dissolve the party. Earlier, the Supreme…
The Ministry of Justice wants to dissolve the Civil Initiative party for “non-participation in elections” The Ministry of Justice has appealed to the 🇷🇺 Supreme Court with a demand to liquidate the Civil Initiative party. The basis on which the Ministry of Justice has decided to…
🤦♀️🤦 Bribes with Sauna Whisks? New People Party May Be Removed from Elections in Kostroma Region The New People party is facing possible disqualification from the upcoming elections in Kostroma Region, following complaints submitted to the regional election commission. The…
Political Crackdown in Komi Disguised as Criminal Case Against the "Revolt Center" Authorities in the Komi Republic appear to be launching a political purge under the guise of a criminal investigation into the Revolt Center and activist Pavel Andreev. The Komi State Council…
🚨 FSB Raids Independent Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in 12 Russian Regions The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has conducted coordinated searches across at least 12 regions in connection with a treason case opened against Pavel Andreev (pictured), a former…
🇷🇺 Siberia Keeps Resisting the Dismantling of Local Self-Government In two Siberian regions — Krasnoyarsk Krai (population ~2.8 million) and the Altai Republic (population ~210,000) — residents are challenging the abolition of local self-governance (#LSG) in court. In…
Unpopular Municipal Reform to Be Carried Out by Governors, Not the Kremlin Political analyst Andrey Pertsev believes that the #Kremlin will ultimately achieve its goal of strengthening the vertical of power by dismantling the two-tier local self-government (#LSG) system.…