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Russian President Vladimir Putin can choose not to hold presidential elections next year because he will “obviously” win re-election, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said late Sunday.

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[–] [email protected] 121 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That he will win them is indeed obvious. Since there have not been fair elections in Russia for quite some time, one cannot expect these to be fair.

[–] teegus 72 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also, any relevant opposition tends to end up poisoned or jailed or both.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey now, windows and balconies were doing the heavy lifting (dropping?) earlier this year. Must have been a shortage in poison due to the embargos.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Why spend money on toxins when buildings already have the necessary tools

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not having elections would make it more transparent to what is going on though. It should not be in Putin's favour to just stop having them. Maybe he can't afford the bill of having one this time.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

What transparency do you want after all those jailings and murders?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

There is also the added cost of rigging all those machines and stuffing the ballot boxes.