Russia is sensitive to allegations of electoral fraud. The previous parliamentary and presidential votes in 2011 and 2012 led to the biggest and most sustained demonstrations since President Vladimir Putin took office at the turn of the millennium.
Voting is the only source of a state’s legitimacy and the lawfulness of its authority. It is also a concrete representation of basic human rights. The state shall carry out elections free of monetary cost, ensuring total fairness by prohibiting any organization or individual from influencing or interfering in elections. Violators must be subject to criminal prosecution. The state attorney general shall detain or arrest the leading figures among the violators within 24 hours and start the legal process of prosecution in the court of law.
