Marmilova Ekaterina Petrovna

Session

Political Science

Description

Covid-19 is part of the topic for blogging. The aim of the article is to identify of changes of organization and conduct of elections in connection with of the COVID-19 pandemic by the monitor of the blogs in September 2021 in Russia and aboard. To write this article, we used monitoring social media Brand24. In September 2021, 18.3% of all election blogs mention Covid-19. The conduct of elections during the COVID-19 period required addressing the wider use of electronic voting and voting by mail. Elections during the COVID-19 period are held with strict measures against COVID-19. Political parties and candidates have limited meetings with their voters, and voter campaigning has become an online format. The following issues appeared on the agenda: 1) on attracting voters to polling stations in the context of COVID-19; 2) voter participation in elections with COVID-19 symptoms; 3) reducing the ecological footprint of elections by developing policies to effectively prevent and reduce the generation of waste, including waste associated with COVID-19.

Keywords:

electoral process, COVID-19 pandemic, blogging

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-47-5

First Page

1

Last Page

14

Location

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Start Date

30-10-2021 12:00 AM

End Date

30-10-2021 12:00 AM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2021.240

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ELECTIONS IN CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 BY THE MONITOR OF THE BLOGS IN SEPTEMBER 2021 IN RUSSIA AND ABOARD

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Covid-19 is part of the topic for blogging. The aim of the article is to identify of changes of organization and conduct of elections in connection with of the COVID-19 pandemic by the monitor of the blogs in September 2021 in Russia and aboard. To write this article, we used monitoring social media Brand24. In September 2021, 18.3% of all election blogs mention Covid-19. The conduct of elections during the COVID-19 period required addressing the wider use of electronic voting and voting by mail. Elections during the COVID-19 period are held with strict measures against COVID-19. Political parties and candidates have limited meetings with their voters, and voter campaigning has become an online format. The following issues appeared on the agenda: 1) on attracting voters to polling stations in the context of COVID-19; 2) voter participation in elections with COVID-19 symptoms; 3) reducing the ecological footprint of elections by developing policies to effectively prevent and reduce the generation of waste, including waste associated with COVID-19.