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@istories.bsky.socialUnited Russia’s real election result is estimated at ≈35% of the vote, not 58% — about 60% of paper votes for the ruling party might be fabricated.
IStories reports on the State Duma elections’ main results and anomalies 🔽
@istories.bsky.socialAll of IStories sources in the Russian government say that holding the State Duma election was incredibly difficult. Officials and political strategists note fatigue and apathy. So, what can the election results actually tell us about current Russia?
@istories.bsky.socialFor the first time, the new GAS Vybory 2.0 (‘Elections 2.0’) digital platform is being implemented at the federal level during the September 18–20 State Duma election. IStories examined the vulnerabilities, the issues and the creation process of the system 🔽
@istories.bsky.socialIvan Kirsanov had been working on a surveillance system project for the FSB. Then he left the country taking a copy of its internal documents archive. Why did he do it and what can we learn from the files? An investigation by IStories 🔽
