The Kremlin abandoned democratic procedures, controlling which parties were allowed to run and their candidates, while Putin’s United Russia monopolized media coverage. Opposition activists were blocked from most campaigning, and often arrested, while Kremlin-controlled courts denied their complaints.
克里姆林宫放弃了民主程序，控制着那些政党可以被允许竞选及其侯选人，而普京的统一俄罗斯垄断了媒体报导。反对派活动份子被阻止进行大部分的竞选活动，他们经常被捕，而克里姆林宫控制的法院不受理他们的抗议申请。大量的选民被恐吓投票支持统一俄罗斯。独立选举监督员则被禁止。