Russia's Three-Day Vote Ends Sunday With Virtually No Opposition on the Ballot

The three-day election that began Friday wraps up Sunday. As PBS NewsHour describes it, the vote features virtually no opposition and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance. Elections of this shape are less a contest than an administrative event: the format is elaborate, the outcome is not in question, and the absence of a competitive field is itself the story.