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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[–] 120 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (6 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.

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  • [–] 69 points 3 years ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 29 points 3 years 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.

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