DISINFO: Unlike in France elections are democratic in Russia: every citizen can endorse candidates

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Title: DISINFO: Unlike in France elections are democratic in Russia: every citizen can endorse candidates
URL: https://euvsdisinfo.eu/report/unlike-in-france-elections-are-democratic-in-russia-every-citizen-can-endorse-candidates/
Publisher: EU vs Disinfo
Date published: March 13, 2024
Description:

The assertion that collecting signatures is easier and more democratic in Russia than in France, thereby enabling smaller candidates to compete, is contradicted by reality.

Twelve candidates participated in the 2022 French elections. In contrast, only one independent candidate competed in the 2024 Russian elections: Vladimir Putin.