Vladimir Putin Wins His Forever Election. Now What?
Simon Whistler · March 25, 2024 · 26 min video · Europe & NATO
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It was a result, but a few among the Western world wanted, but everyone knew was coming. On 17 March 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin coasted to victory in an election, though was far more a song and dance than it was a democratic exercise.
Running as the only serious candidate allowed to participate in the election, standing alongside a token opposition party with outlawed campaigns, and in at least one case, the bodies of his political enemies laying at his feet, Putin's election to a fifth term as Russia's leader was all but pre-ordained.
As Russia continues its long march down roads of Putin's choosing, people around the world would be well within their rights to be asking questions. How did Putin assume such complete and total control of Russia's political system? Why do his people allow him to get away with it?
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