MOSCOW, Aug 31 It is not worth expecting the opposition to win the municipal elections in Moscow because of demobilization of opposition forces, said Konstantin Kostin, Chairman of the Board of the Civil Society Development Fund (FORGO), during the round table «Single Voting Day — 2022: Specifics, Trends and Forecast of Results.» «I think this is extremely unlikely, and the main reason here is not DEGe, but precisely in the demobilization of the protest electorate,» Kostin said, answering a question from journalists whether the opposition should be expected to win the municipal elections in Moscow. The protest electorate, according to Kostin, has also been demobilized at the regional level.» regions where traditionally certain opposition forces have achieved significant electoral success,» he said. The single voting day will take place on September 11, 2022. Direct voting will elect 14 governors, deputies of six legislative assemblies and the City Duma of 12 administrative centers. In some regions, elections will be held for three days — from September 9 to September 11.
