How to win the elections almost honestly. Chizman Nick, Klaas Brian

There are two ways to win the elections: honest and almost honest. Honest implies a competitive and transparent struggle for the hearts of voters. Almost honest - manipulations with public opinion, intimidation of opponents, controlled violations in polling stations.

Famous political scientists Nick Chizman and Brian Klaas gathered the “best” world practices that allow you to stay in power a little longer. They analyzed the experience of various countries - from Russia to the USA and from Argentina to Zimbabwe and came to conclusions, which at first glance may seem paradoxical. Regular election is much more effective than the ban on their implementation is the only question in how exactly these elections are held. A new book in the series of Denis Peskov - the observer Forbes Russia, a blogger Knigsovet (12k subscribers in Telegram). The most complete study of stuffing and falsifications in elections from political scientists from Yle. Hot, relevant topic. Republic and other political media writes about the book.