An anti-Kremlin opposition candidate has won a rare seat in Moscow's legisl...
MOSCOW - An anti-Kremlin opposition candidate has won a rare seat in Moscow’s legislature with the help of some army votes, election data showed, suggesting that discontent over falling living standards may have reached parts of the military.
His victory also came despite the army’s practice of ordering soldiers to cast their ballots in elections to help boost usually poor turnout and - the authorities hope - also increase support for Kremlin-backed candidates. Russia’s electoral system allows Russian troops and their families to be registered to vote at the Defence Ministry’s compounds in Moscow despite living in other neighborhoods or even outside the capital.
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