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Политические установки муниципальных элит в современной России (на примере муниципалитетов Пермского края)
The article studies the factors that shape the political attitudes of the elites. The author uses the data of semi-formalized interviews with municipal deputies and heads of administrations of cities and regions of the Perm Territory to identify the reasons that determine the different positions of politicians on the issue of canceling direct elections of mayors and municipal heads. The results of the analysis showed that the successful experience of the electoral struggle does not affect political attitudes and is not a sufficient basis for the formation of democratic values. Calculation of data by the Fisher exact test method showed a statistically significant relationship between political status (insider or outsider) and political attitudes of local elites. A substantive analysis of the collected interviews made it possible not only to systematize the main arguments for legitimizing authoritarian and democratic practices, but also to clarify the role of the legacy of the past in the successful installation of undemocratic orders. The negative experience of direct elections associated with the conflict of elites and general managerial inefficiency is a significant argument simplifying authoritarian legitimation.