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Meppo's Electoral Molehill

Meppo said:
something more Russia-related and more personal

Democracy Means Equal Participation in the Enterprise “Our Common Life” - Posle Media

Why is participation in municipal elections especially important in the face of increasing political repression? How are urban politics and the struggle for democratic change connected? Municipal deputy Alexander Zamyatin answers questions by “Posle”
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I think @Comrade Izaac might like this one
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just another piece in the larger puzzle of erosion of the Putin-era Federation. interested to see where this goes over the next several years, i hope the Municipal Reform movement continues to pick up traction even if it's leaders are criminalized for their opposition to the Putin Government.

and my boy Mikhail Lobanov is involved, so that's always a good sign
 
Comrade Izaac said:
just another piece in the larger puzzle of erosion of the Putin-era Federation. interested to see where this goes over the next several years, i hope the Municipal Reform movement continues to pick up traction even if it's leaders are criminalized for their opposition to the Putin Government.

and my boy Mikhail Lobanov is involved, so that's always a good sign
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I can't predict what'll exactly happen even over the next few months, though there are a few general prospects that I find frightening, like separatism and/or the wave of alcoholism, domestic violence and banditism that is liable to emerge with a massive contingent of traumatized men with guns and no large-scale effort by the government to rehabilitate them

That aside, even with their current goals in mind I would like it for VyDvizheniye to go federal (and for Navalny's team to re-establish their headquarters at some point), so all regions — especially particularly distant ones like Dagestan and Buryatia — can be represented, as part of a broader move towards a proper federation and a properly united Russia

P.S. Would be interesting to see VyDvizheniye compete in Moscow with Yuneman's Society.Future, in any case
 
Meppo said:
something more Russia-related and more personal

Democracy Means Equal Participation in the Enterprise “Our Common Life” - Posle Media

Why is participation in municipal elections especially important in the face of increasing political repression? How are urban politics and the struggle for democratic change connected? Municipal deputy Alexander Zamyatin answers questions by “Posle”
posle.media posle.media

I think @Comrade Izaac might like this one
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Thanks for posting stuff like this, I always appreciate your takes on Russian politics.
 
Posting yet another dumb gushing about municipal elections moment here because I decided to review the Navalny team's Smart Voting and VyDvizheniye's recommendation lists for Zyuzino, a raion in the southwest of Moscow that, for the purposes of this season, has three voting districts and a team of independent activists that scares United Russia so much they've created a spoiler bearing the same name.

For the most part, both orgs have endorsed the same candidates, which has not been the case for Zyuzino's third electoral district.
Smart Vote has endorsed four Zyuzino HQ activists (David Markarian, Nikolai Nakhayev, Mikhail Ivanov and Natalya Chernykh) as well as one CPRF candidate, Boris Izrayilev, who on an entirely unrelated note happens to be a fan of Africa and AH maps.

VyDvizheniye, on the other hand, has endorsed Markarian, Nakhayev, Chernykh, Izrayilev and Oleg Bulayev, another CPRF candidate who — judging by his VK page — is part of the International Marxist Tendency, and far more vocally so. In any case, Bulayev and Izrayilev are running as part of a single CPRF team in Zyuzino, and they have some bitchin' campaign material.

OUR RAION — OUR CONTROL

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OUR RAION — OUR CONTROL
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They have a like-minded team of CPRF activists in Basmanny, called PARTISAN, and this is one of their campaign materials I think

[WE'LL] MAKE THE OFFICIALS RESPECT THE PEOPLE
 
dedicated to @allthepresidentsmen if this wasn't obvious enough

The year is 2040. The President — speaking with Saint Basil's Cathedral in the background rather than chromakeyed halls in Yoburg — has announced the Smuta to be "mostly over", as explosions rock Penza and shootouts continue in the mountains of Caucasus.
In Moscow, the black-and-red-clad Mayor promises to fight for the common man and rebuild Russia, while privately toeing the line with the municipal councils of a decimated and increasingly decentralized city.
In Kaliningrad, protesters surround the swollen stock exchange, demanding more housing, while the folks in government keep arguing whether the city needs renaming or not. Word has it that a guy in Moscow got arrested over stolen state-of-the-art Sensient cosmetic tech.
In Yekaterinburg, an impromptu rally celebrates the veterans' triumph over Malofeyevism by painting their faces to look like demons.
After several decades of malaise, war with Belarus and Ukraine and then against themselves, polls say that 76% of Russians look to the future with hope. No word on when exactly do Sakha or Vladivostok intend to begin negotiations on reunification, though.

Top 10 most populated cities in the Russian Federation, per UN 2040 estimates

RankCityFederal subjectIncumbent mayor (Party)*
1Yekaterinburg (Екатеринбург)Yekaterinburg OblastYevgeny Rudenko (Shvalyov Bloc)
2Novosibirsk (Новосибирск)Novosibirsk OblastHelga Pirogova (People's Coalition)
3Nizhny Novgorod
(Нижний Новгород)		Nizhny Novgorod OblastDmitry Isakov (Union of National Democrats)
4St. Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург)St. PetersburgAleksandr Chasnyk (People's Coalition)
5Tyumen (Тюмень)Tyumen OblastDenis Lazarev (Independent)
6Kazan (Казань)Republic of TatarstanMarsel Sharapov (Republican Bloc ~ For Revival)
7Kaliningrad
(Калининград)		Kaliningrad OblastVarvara Shiraliyeva (New Democracy)
8Moscow (Москва)MoscowRasul Yagudov (CPRF)
9Chelyabinsk (Челябинск)Chelyabinsk OblastVladimir Kornev (Chelyabinsk Initiative)
10Ufa (Уфа)Republic of BashkortostanIldar Mukhametshin (Independent)

* - according to the internationally recognized government of the Russian Federation

italic - fictional character/real-life person used as placeholder until further notice
 
Meppo said:
Word has it that a guy in Moscow got arrested over stolen state-of-the-art Sensient cosmetic tech.
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I just lost it laughing at this part

good list though, and it seems that this world gets better for Russia faster than the one I had imagined
 
allthepresidentsmen said:
I just lost it laughing at this part

good list though, and it seems that this world gets better for Russia faster than the one I had imagined
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I have to say this was not necessarily my intent, but I assumed that the ultranationalist faction would end up encircled in the Eastern European Plain and ultimately destroyed, especially if we have supplies from the West/Ukraine/Kazakhstan in mind

That aside, most cities (particularly Moscow to a degree) lie in ruins, and there are still rogue cells and militias operating in Siberia, Caucasus and southwest Russia, but it's a pretty clear legitimist victory by this point
 
Meppo said:
I have to say this was not necessarily my intent, but I assumed that the ultranationalist faction would end up encircled in the Eastern European Plain and ultimately destroyed, especially if we have supplies from the West/Ukraine/Kazakhstan in mind

That aside, most cities (particularly Moscow to a degree) lie in ruins, and there are still rogue cells and militias operating in Siberia, Caucasus and southwest Russia, but it's a pretty clear legitimist victory by this point
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well mine ends with a temporary Malofeyevian victory (from ~2041-45) until he finally gets tossed out so IDK what to tell you
 
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United Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont: King Umberto IV (Savoy, 1983 - ) | Prime Minister Cristiano Estrosi (Moderate, 2017 - )
With the election of the charismatic and overtly conservative Mayor of Nice to power, the Savoyard Kingdom has increasingly looked more towards France and Spain in terms of economic cooperation rather than the Italian states, in addition to drastically increasing the security state; some observers have attributed this approach to concerns over Sardinian separatism.
Venetian Republic: President Damiano Tommasi (The Flower, 2020 - ) | Prime Minister Stefano Valdegamberi (Radical Liberal Union, 2021 - )
La Serenissima's recent history has been strongly defined by its relations with the other Italian states and its simmering military conflict with Austria. In regard to the latter, Venice has proven capably as the Arsenal of the Apennines, despite fears to the contrary, and the football star Tommasi has proven capably as a military leader, despite a severely divided parliament and accusations of corruption, insufficient nationalism and increasing presidentialism.
Duchy of Parma and Piacenza: Duke Jaime (Bourbon-Parma, 2010 - ) | Prime Minister Elena Murelli (Christian Democratic — Believe in Parma, 2022 - )
This landlocked Emilian duchy, best known for its art and its highly developed agrifood industry, has seen increasing protests over the 2022 election, which resulted in a narrow plurality for the rebranded (and more vocally Catholic) Christian Democrats under Murelli; opponents have alleged overt involvement of the Duke and/or the Papacy. The increasing bellicosity of the Papal States hasn't helped matters.
Duchy of Modena and Reggio: Duke Lawrence (Este, 1996 - ) | Prime Minister Stefano Bonaccini (Democratic Socialist, 2014 - )
Unlike their comrades to the north, the Democratic Socialists of Modena and Reggio have been more successful in resisting the conservative wave that had swept over the Apennines, albeit coming closer than ever to losing control of parliament, and the capital, for the first time in several decades. Still, this hasn't hurt Bonaccini in the slightest, as his grassroots style of campaigning, appeal to Modenism and efforts to improve the state medical system have made him popular with the union-heavy electorate and the nobility.
Grand Duchy of Tuscany: Grand Duke Sigismund (Hapsburg-Lorraine, 1993 - ) | Prime Minister Susanna Ceccardi (League of Liberty, 2020 -)
Described a 'socialist stronghold' and a 'hive of militias and crime' at varying times, Tuscany has seen its young and network-savvy Prime Minister further the minarchist reforms proposed under the brief Taradash ministry, which combined with her often-questionable speeches has led to jokes about a gradual withdrawal from the public; in the meantime, the House of Hapsburg-Lorraine has faced public discontent over its relationship with Vienna.
State of the Church: Pope Gregory XVII (2010 - ) | Minister of the Interior Francesco Storace (Independent, 2019 - )
Long the great neutral of the Apennine peninsula and the center of the Catholic Church, with infrequent interruptions, the Papal State has become more secularized with the advent of the Fundamental Statutes; at the same time, one could argue that the two fundamental competing tendencies at its heart - the spiritual stature of the Pope and the securing of the state - have led the Roman curia and the Legislative Council to increasingly blur together. With protests against sexual abuse and corruption scandals forcing the cautiously reformist Gentiloni administration to an ignoble end, the visionary hardliner Francesco Storace has seemingly gained the ear of the Pope, promising to put down the second Di Battista's red-and-black brigades in the Romagne.
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies: King Ferdinand V (Bourbon-Sicily, 2008 -) | Prime Minister Giuseppi Conte (Humane Meridione, 2018 - )
Once admired for his far-reaching economic and constitutional reforms, Giuseppi Conte now finds himself in the unenviable position of negotiating a coalition in a very evenly divided parliament: the far-right are on the rise, the once-indomitable Agrarians are increasingly ambivalent on continuing their alliance with Conte's movement, and a 2020 arms deal with Egypt has put both his patriotism and his tepid support for Venice into question.

oh and San Marino is there I guess

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2012 - 2015: Elvio Ubaldi † (Christian Democratic)
'12 (majority) def. Pierluigi Castagnetti (Socialist), Mauro Libè (Radical Liberal)​
2015 - 2016: Tommaso Foti (Christian Democratic)
2016 - 2022: Federico Pizzarotti (Young Parma)
'16 (coalition) def. Tommaso Foti (Christian Democratic), Mauro Zani (Socialist)​
'18 (majority) def. Tommaso Foti (Christian Democratic), Paolo Dosi (Socialist), collective leadership (Independent Socialist)​
2022 - present: Elena Murelli (Christian Democrats — Believe in Parma)
'22 (coalition) def. Federico Pizzarotti (Young Parma), Gianluca Vinci (The Shield), Antonella Incerti (Socialist), Mauro Libè (Together for Parma), Alberto Montelaghi (Popular Rally)​
 
some notes to @Comrade Izaac and @allthepresidentsmen that y'all might be interested in: former security guard, Governor of Tula Oblast and once and future would-be-successor to Putin Alexei Dyumin is reportedly a close pal of inventor of the quadrososison and manager of illegal death battalion Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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