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United Russia’s Primaries and the Strength of Political Machines in the Regions of Russia: Evidence from the 2016 Duma Elections

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  • Tatiana Tkacheva
  • Grigorii V. Golosov

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The primary elections of the United Russia party serve as a tool for party organisation and voter mobilisation. In this study, we employ United Russia’s capacity to mobilise voter turnout in the 2016 primary elections as an indirect indicator of the strength of party-controlled regional political machines. Our analysis of the results of the 2016 Duma elections in 83 regions of Russia demonstrates that voter turnout in the spring 2016 party primaries of United Russia to a significant extent explains cross-regional variation in party success.

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  • Tatiana Tkacheva & Grigorii V. Golosov, 2019. "United Russia’s Primaries and the Strength of Political Machines in the Regions of Russia: Evidence from the 2016 Duma Elections," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 71(5), pages 824-839, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:71:y:2019:i:5:p:824-839
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2019.1613515
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