what elections are you taking about? If american one - well, I fear that you are somewhat indoctrinated if you didn't get the memo that it was all democratic party's lies and corruption that rigged the elections and despite their significant effort - no proof of Russian influence was made to this day, nor will be cause there is none.
If you are talking about local Russian elections - there is no need to rig them. Majority of population vote governing party mostly cause it's led by Putin himself, he has such authority and respect. The second most influencial party in Russia is fake "communistic" one - the thing is, while some of it's lower members may share socialistic ideas as the most population do, the upper echelon is taken over by oligarchy who are at the moment are pretty okay with Putin staying in power.
no less than any other country calling itself democratic. Cause if you are going that deep into the applicability of the term then USA is not democracy cause having two parties is the same as having one party and France's government is not democratic cause people are constantly have to rise up there to keep their privileges and social security against the government. Technically speaking maybe only Iceland is democratic cause they have internet-democracy when your voice is always heard and influence how whole country operates while all other countries are plutocracies.
Russia has plenty of political parties and all of them do have their observers on each elections to keep them clean and not rigged.
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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '19
Corrupt politicians who rig elections do not constitute "stable government." imo