Yeah, I'd say Navalny is an opportunist who will say basically anything to gain popularity and votes in that particular moment in time.
But if the communists could actually use this voting strategy laid out in the article to consolidate anti status quo voters behind their candidates I guess that might not be the worst idea this time around.
Yes, it's not a bad idea, but the situation in Russia is a tough nut to crack. They're basically a one party system, it's really hard (and dangerous) for anyone to do something significant.
That's kinda true from what I gather.
Navalny is definitely not a left populist though. However, almost everyone who is an opponent of Putin in Russia saw this as a chance to attack him.
Yeah, I'd say Navalny is an opportunist who will say basically anything to gain popularity and votes in that particular moment in time.
But if the communists could actually use this voting strategy laid out in the article to consolidate anti status quo voters behind their candidates I guess that might not be the worst idea this time around.
Yes, it's not a bad idea, but the situation in Russia is a tough nut to crack. They're basically a one party system, it's really hard (and dangerous) for anyone to do something significant.