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Re:Russian legislative elections 2011 - statistical evidence... by diminish on Monday December 12, 2011 @02:48AM (#3342743)
all republics dominated by muslim minorities voted for the ruling party with rates above 95%; check caucasian republics, tatarstan, bashkir..apparently minnorities in russia love the ruling party more than russians themselves.
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Re:Russian legislative elections 2011 - statistical evidence... by Tuna-Fish on Monday December 12, 2011 @05:06AM (#3343031)
The societies there are quasi-tribal and almost everyone votes for who their elder tells them to. The elder sells the votes for favors for their tribe.
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Re:Russian legislative elections 2011 - statistical evidence... by guard-of-terra on Monday December 12, 2011 @02:52AM (#3342755)
There perhaps is one valid reason for them to: Minorities can get big preference by being extremelly loyal. Majority can't because there is only one pie.
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Re:Russian legislative elections 2011 - statistical evidence... by culebron on Monday December 12, 2011 @03:42AM (#3342856)
The fed money transfers from Moscow to Caucasus and nat. republics are huge, and that's their deal: Moscow pays, the republics' rulers provide near 100% votes.
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Re:Russian legislative elections 2011 - statistical evidence... by malkung on Monday December 12, 2011 @05:51AM (#3343135)
Chechnya usually votes close to 100% for Putin, simply because a lot of government money is poured in Chechnya, disproportionately more than in any other region of Russia,
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