Incumbents and other loyalists of President Vladimir Putin and his United Russia party were expected to coast to victory in most of the 21 regional governorships and other local voting that wrapped up in Russian elections that rights groups and independent experts agree lack genuine competition.
and the opposition is poisoned to death?
Or poised to win-dows.
No no, they just accidentally ingest some polonium tea… and then shoot themselves in the back of the head with a shotgun… and then jump off a roof.