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Rosenberg: Russia's elections will have few surprises, but for the Kremlin they matter
There is no doubt over the outcome of this vote, but for the Kremlin they are still an important moment.
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The system of power in Russia is often referred to as "managed democracy" (where the Kremlin does the managing).
This weekend's election is set to deliver another parliament dominated by the party of power, United Russia, and a house of MPs fiercely loyal to Vladimir Putin.
"We have our own political system, our own political process," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained recently.
"The police are carrying out a political order. That's no secret," Yabloko candidate Grigory Grishin tells me.