Surprise, surprise! – VoxEurop

A sport that was over earlier than it started. The Russian presidential elections have been held from March 15 to 17. Unsurprisingly, incumbent President Vladimir Putin emerged victorious for a fifth time period, with over 87 p.c of the vote. It was a predictable victory for the lord of the Kremlin, who may rely on a nearly non-existent opposition, in addition to an intense propaganda marketing campaign, and elevated voter surveillance.

The turnout (over 74 p.c) marks an actual enhance on the 2018 election, which attracted 67.5 p.c. Putin solely emerges stronger from a marketing campaign whose intention was not a lot to win – everybody anticipated that – however to check public opinion, and exhibit his democratic credentials internally. The very fact stays that the vote was peppered with demonstrations by the opposition. Particularly, the opposition known as for voting on Sunday at noon in protest towards the regime, whereas many polling stations throughout the nation have been additionally vandalised.

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