Russians Vote In Gubernatorial Runoffs As Pro-Kremlin Candidates Face Pushback
(World News Russia)

Russian voters in two regions head to the polls on September 23 in gubernatorial runoffs that have left the ruling United Russia party scrambling to avoid defeat for its pro-Kremlin candidates. The ballots in the far-eastern Khabarovsk Krai and central Vladimir region are among four gubernatorial runoffs after incumbents or acting governors from United Russia failed to secure first-round victories in September 9 elections. Those results have raised questions about the Kremlin`s ability to engineer popular support for its candidates in regions where, under President Vladimir Putin`s highly centralized political system, local issues and rivalries can prove problematic to...