Russian elections

BBC News|Europe: It seems in a country that has held elections now for almost 17 full years, that dissent and non-parity would be easier to overcome.
Now, however, Russia's strongest political party, behind President Vladimir Putin, is muscling the competition once again. According to BBC, three groups were disqualified from the upcoming elections in that country, but would not likely have drawn even 7% of the popular vote anyhow.
An opinion poll showed last week that over two-thirds of the popular vote would be voting for Putin's party, the party of United Russia.
Things do not appear to have changed much since 1991. The government does not hold the same totalitarian control over the population, but still seems fit to subscribe to majority rules.