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Coordinated Voting Against the Autocracy: The Case of the ‘Smart Vote’ Strategy in Russia

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  • Mikhail Turchenko
  • Grigorii V. Golosov

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Is coordinated anti-regime voting by opposition-minded citizens possible in authoritarian settings where the opposition does not coalesce against the regime? If so, what are the factors behind the citizens’ (un)willingness to vote strategically for the opposition? This study investigates the ‘smart vote’ (umnoe golosovanie) strategy of Aleksei Naval’nyi in the 2020 subnational elections in Russia and shows that it boosted non-regime candidates’ electoral results countrywide. The article also finds that the willingness of anti-regime voters to behave strategically depends on the candidates’ opposition credentials, and that this willingness can be affected by the scope of voter intimidation available to the authorities.

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  • Mikhail Turchenko & Grigorii V. Golosov, 2023. "Coordinated Voting Against the Autocracy: The Case of the ‘Smart Vote’ Strategy in Russia," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 75(5), pages 820-841, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:75:y:2023:i:5:p:820-841
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2022.2147485
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