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Russia’s election commission on Monday formally registered President Vladimir Putin as a candidate for the March presidential election, a vote in which he’s all but certain to win another six-year term in office.

Putin, 71, is running as an independent, but he retains tight control over Russia’s political system that he has established during 24 years in power. With prominent critics who could challenge him either jailed or living abroad and most independent media banned, his re-election in the March 15-17 presidential vote looks all but assured.

In 2018, Putin also ran as an independent, snubbing the United Russia party that nominated him to run in 2012. With his approval ratings hovering around 80 percent, Putin is far more popular than United Russia, which is widely seen as a part of the Kremlin-controlled state bureaucracy rather than a political force.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

It's written correctly. "All but" in the sense used here means almost. "All but certain" means a hair's breadth from absolute certainty.

(Also, "lose" is the word you were looking for; not "loose".)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Oooh. Damn. I must've written some weird texts then lmao

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

As a native English speaker I fully agree that your intuition makes sense and I've also always hated this phrase because it does sound backwards.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Thank you!! 😅

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