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At the beginning of 2024, Vladimir Putin said that participants in the war in Ukraine should become the new Russian elite: “take leading positions in state-owned companies, business, in state and municipal administration, lead regions and enterprises.” The September elections in Russia show that Putin’s idea is not working: the participation of “Northern Military District veterans” in them is practically unnoticeable, and the share of military personnel among the candidates does not even reach 0.5%. At the same time, the Social Security Forces themselves still have little understanding of why they are coming to power and what they will do there.
Read about how United Russia and other parliamentary parties are trying to promote war participants in regional elections in the study “Important Stories” -
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