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Russia’s pre-election debates are underway, and apparently nobody told the candidates.
In one federal TV studio, the cameras were rolling, the host was ready, but the politicians were nowhere to be found. Another Russian broadcast managed to do slightly better: one candidate actually appeared in the studio, but instead of delivering a passionate campaign speech or presenting his political program, he spent his alloted minute in complete silence. A debate in which nobody debates may sound like a joke, but it offers a rather revealing picture of Russia’s carefully managed electoral system.
Check out the new episode of Break the Fake with Benjamin Lee to see how Russia’s “election debates” turned into empty chairs, awkward silence, and one of the most unusual political performances on Russian television.
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