Well, the opposition fought against all fraud and rigging and won elections in major cities in last elections and it became hope for everyone as it happened for the first time in 20 years.
The comment I replied to didn't specify that. It came off as a lazy way to collect upvotes while also displaying an ignorance of the wider world. And your comment similarly presumes that Western/near Western players are unaware of and uninfluenced by the wider world.