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[–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Maybe it changed over time, I’m mainly familiar with the early USSR but I believe at that time they voted for candidates nominated by the party. But it was more of a formality since they were basically never rejected and they couldn’t vote on leadership, just the low level reps.

Edit: You can read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_the_Soviet_Union

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    That does sound right for early USSR. I don't think this was a thing anymore in the 70s/80s (I was born in the tail end of the USSR, but I was really young).

    I will ask my family members about this. Curious if this was even employed as a formality by the 80s.

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