As far as I understand, the ruling party got what it wanted: 53% (or something like that) of Parliament seats, which gives it a controlling interest in Russian politics. It got what it wanted by using a proven, time-honored tactic called “voting fraud”.
We can probably learn some sort of a lesson from Russian politics, but “your vote counts as long as you cast it wisely” is not it.
As far as I understand, the ruling party got what it wanted: 53% (or something like that) of Parliament seats, which gives it a controlling interest in Russian politics. It got what it wanted by using a proven, time-honored tactic called “voting fraud”.
We can probably learn some sort of a lesson from Russian politics, but “your vote counts as long as you cast it wisely” is not it.