Experts & Staff

Nikolay Petrov

ECFR Alumni · Visiting Fellow

Biography

Nikolay Petrov was a visiting fellow at ECFR in 2016.

Putin’s gamble on Russia’s Duma elections

Putin has sought to improve the apparent transparency of the electoral process while simultaneously strengthening the chance of a United Russia win. But pulling the election date forward delivers a short term benefit at the expense of longer term risk.

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Putin’s gamble on Russia’s Duma elections

Putin has sought to improve the apparent transparency of the electoral process while simultaneously strengthening the chance of a United Russia win. But pulling the election date forward delivers a short term benefit at the expense of longer term risk.

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