The Duma Election
Publication date
Tuesday, 03.02.2004
Authors
Leon Aron
Series
Russian Outlook
Annotation
The December 7, 2003, election to the Russian parliament, the State Duma, has been portrayed in the U.S. media as mostly a product of the Kremlin’s machinations.
Its “administrative resources”—most importantly, its control of national television channels—are said to be almost entirely responsible for the winning performance of the “party of power,” United Russia,which garnered 37 percent of the party-list vote among twenty-three parties and blocs on the ballot.
The December 7, 2003, election to the Russian parliament, the State Duma, has been portrayed in the U.S. media as mostly a product of the Kremlin’s machinations.
Its “administrative resources”—most importantly, its control of national television channels—are said to be almost entirely responsible for the winning performance of the “party of power,” United Russia,which garnered 37 percent of the party-list vote among twenty-three parties and blocs on the ballot.
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Dr. Leon Aron,
A resident scholar at AEI
Dr. Leon Aron,
A resident scholar at AEI
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