Samara Regional Elections Heating Up For Sunday’s Vote
On Sunday 14 Russian regions will hold their parliamentary elections. One of the more heated battles in the elections will take place in Samara between two pro-Kremlin parties – Governor Konstantin Titov’s United Russia and Mayor Viktor Tarkhov’s A Just Russia.
Along the streets of Samara you can see billboards, banners, posters and leaflets promoting the political parties running Sunday. Most of the Samarian women and men living in the city are jaded about the promises being made by all the politicians. Most of the parties are focusing on social issues. A Just Russian has spent a lot of time attacking United Russia with negative ads and filing complaints about media coverage.
A poll from February 21st of 1,199 Samara region residents shows ruling party United Russia with a large lead of 43% of the vote followed by A Just Russia with 22%. The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDRP) is third with 13 percent and the Communists are coming in fourth with 10 percent. The other parties running include Union of Right Forces, or SPS, Green Party, and the Patriots of Russia.
There have been some changes to the Samara election laws, one being that voters are not able to vote “against all”. Also, the minimum voter turnout has been abolished.
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