Despite the fact that Ingushetia and Dagestan didn't elect their presidents in direct elections but through a vote in their parliaments, these republics still held electoral campaigns, the director of the International Institute of Political Expertise Yevgeny Minchenko told VK.
"In fact, there was a campaign. In Ingushetia it ended when Putin appointed Yunus-Bek Yevkurov as acting president of the republic. But prior to that a campaign really took place, for example, an alternative congress of the Ingush people was held in Moscow, there was a campaign in the media. Therefore, the election targeted a group of about 20 electors, as happened in the era when the heads of subjects of the Russian Federation were appointed," the expert explained his idea.
"By and large, I think this whole "campaign" was meant as a signal to Yevkurov that he must take into account the interests of other groups, that he must somehow negotiate and build compromises. We'll see how Yunus -Bek Yevkurov will continue to develop his strategy," Minchenko said .
As for Dagestan, in his opinion, the situation there was similar, but adjusted for more complex circumstances .
