Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Electoral systems, political parties, and candidate selection
  • Closed-list proportional representation and the dynamics of candidate selection
  • Managing the move to proportional representation in Russia
  • Contending for power under proportional representation in Ukraine
  • Cohesion and co-optation in Russia and Ukraine
  • Proportional rules and majoritarian outcomes in Russia
  • The consequences of party nominations in Ukraine
  • Conclusion.