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Unsuspended elections are held in Russia from Friday to Sunday. The majority of united Russia, Vladimir Putin's party, should be returned to the Duma. The opposition was rejected. A "result played ahead" before a possible new wave of mobilization for the war in Ukraine. Interview with the specialist Tatiana Kastouéva-Jean.
From 18 to 20 September, the Russians voted to elect their deputies, governors and municipal councillors. As always, the vote is locked. What is behind the calls for Vladimir Putin's mobilisation and the boycotts of the debates by the candidates? Decryption of a fraud that also involves propaganda.
The polling stations opened Friday in Russia for three days of legislative activity, the first since the start of the large-scale war in Ukraine in 2022. In the absence of any real opposition, Vladimir Putin's party should win this election, also organized in the Ukrainian territories occupied and annexed by Moscow.
While Vladimir Putin ordered the placing under "temporary administration" of the Russian assets of Nestlé and three French companies, according to a decree published on Thursday, the Swiss agri-food giant says to take note and evaluate its options, while the French distributor Auchan claims to have asked for "clarifications".
