Diluting the vote of your opponent/position is quite common. https://www.newsweek.com/russian-politician-discovers-2-men-using-same-name-running-against-him-el

Diluting the vote of your opponent/position is quite common. https://www.newsweek.com/russian-politician-discovers-2-men-using-same-name-running-against-him-elections-1629808?amp=1 https://www.newsweek.com/russian-politician-discovers-2-men-...