The main task of authoritarian elections is to guarantee the survival of the regime. Achieving
this goal, authoritarian rulers rely on authoritarian electoral mobilization that is employed by …

This article analyzes intra-party dynamics and the transformation of the role of the
Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) within the Russian political system …

Local executives in electoral authoritarian regimes can perform important regime-sustaining
functions, including by delivering votes to the ruling party at election-time. Furthermore …

Opposition parties within dominant party authoritarian regimes (DPARs) operate under
challenging conditions as they are systematically deprived of resources. Yet in some cases …

The Covid-19 epidemic came at a sensitive time for Russia's leadership, which was
attempting a political reset and structural reforms, including the removal of President Putin's …

Abstract After the 2021 State Duma elections, the Communist Party of Russia Federation
(kprf) re-appeared on the Russian political landscape as a new political force with new faces …

Between Loyalty and Opposition Page 1 OLEKSIY BONDARENKO Politics and
International Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom Between Loyalty …

In many developing states political parties and candidates practice vote-buying in order to
increase their electoral outcomes or to increase turnout. The practice close to vote-buying …