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Voting ‘against all’ in postcommunist Russia

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  • Ian McAllister
  • Stephen White

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Since the early 1990s voters in Russia (and most of the other post-Soviet republics) have been offered the opportunity to vote ‘against all’ parties and candidates. Increasing numbers have done so. The evidence of two post-election surveys indicates that ‘against all’ voters are younger than other voters, more urban and more highly educated. They do not reject liberal democracy, but are critical of the contemporary practice of Russian politics and find no parties that adequately reflect their views. With the ending of the ‘against all’ facility in 2006 and other changes in the Russian electoral system under the Putin presidency, levels of turnout are likely to fall further and the protest vote will seek other outlets within or outside the parliamentary system.

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  • Ian McAllister & Stephen White, 2008. "Voting ‘against all’ in postcommunist Russia," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 60(1), pages 67-87.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:60:y:2008:i:1:p:67-87
    DOI: 10.1080/09668130701760349
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