Putin outlines an electoral reform.
Nathan Hamm comments, and I fairly much concur. Joe Gandelman does not mince words in condemning Putin, but I hope he’s got most of it wrong.
A very important test of Putin’s intentions will be the minimal share of the vote a party must obtain to gain seats in the Duma. If it gets higher than the current 5%, consider the shocking disease diagnosed. If it goes down, life will go on.