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Russia: Izhevsk City Manager Caught on Camera Talking About Election Bribery

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Breaking News, Citizen Media, Human Rights, Media & Journalism, Politics, Technology, RuNet Echo

Udmurtia.tv publishes a video [1] [ru] of Denis Agashin, Izhevsk [2] city manager, telling the representatives of veteran organizations that the next year's financial support will depend on the results of “United Russia” party in their district. As Alexander Kynev, a prominent political analyst, points out: “Progress it's not only forcing students to make pictures of their signed bulletins [to ensure ‘proper’ voting], it is also a risk to be recorded.”