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In the St. Petersburg elections, incumbent Governor Alexander #Beglov won with 60% of the vote. Ahead of the election, the #Kremlin's strategy involved mobilizing loyal voters and fielding token opposition candidates.

However, it seems they were concerned that even this wouldn’t be enough.

One man, speaking anonymously to the independent outlet Holod, said he was paid 1,000 rubles ($11) to vote four times

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/09/10/how-one-man-cast-four-ballots-in-the-st-petersburg-elections-as-part-of-the-kremlin-s-carousel-voting-scheme

#Ukraine #Russia