23 February 1996 1. Russian voters do not like their government. Anti-government parties accounted for more than 80 percent of the vote. 2. Russian voters like democracy. Turnout was 64.4 percent. 3. Russian politicians are selfish, placing personal ambition over bloc interests. Half the votes were wasted on parties that failed to cross the 5 percent threshold. The leaders of […]
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