Every country has its specific features that lead it to develop in particular ways, but political scientists look for broader patterns and have found that elections while they may help an autocrat are more likely to lead to a softening or replacement of his regime than all other developments combined, Aleksandr Petrachkova says.
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A security officer walks in Zaryadye park in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya tower and St Basil's cathedral during the sunset in downtown Moscow on July 29, 2021.
