Elections Politics & Diplomacy Russia

Event Recap

June 9, 2016

Russia’s Election Countdown

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

Challenging Putin at the Ballot Box
By Mitch Hulse

In a climate of repression and authoritarianism institutionalized by Russian President Vladimir Putin, opposition parties “must use every opportunity to challenge” the Kremlin even if it means participating in a “flawed and truncated election process,” according to a Russian opposition leader.

Read the rest of the New Atlanticist article covering this event here.