Determining Factors of Election Protests in the Post-Soviet Space

... in this article, which indicate that it the intricate internal processes in the respective countries determine the outcome of protests after an election in the post-Soviet space. The Belarusian case suggests that there could be two closely tied determinants. First, whether the main contender has previously been part of the power structures, which could affect the possibility of the elite shift. Second is the loyalty of the security forces to the incumbent’s administration. 1 . The 2010 Kyrgyz Revolution is not discussed in more detail, as it did ...