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"Presidential elections will be held in Russia in March. It is inevitable that
the incumbent president, Vladimir Putin, will win.
Putin has been in power (whether as president or as prime minister) since 2000.
If he wins again, and he serves his full six-year term, he will have been in
power for 30 years, longer than any Russian or Soviet leader since Tsar Peter
the Great (who died in 1721).
Viable opposition candidates in this election are conspicuous by their absence.
A few token figures, largely loyal to Putin, have announced that they are also
running.
Of these, only the leader of the Communist party, Nikolai Kharitonov, is likely
to garner many votes. In the last presidential election in 2018, the Communist
candidate came second to Putin, (12% of the vote compared to Putin’s 77%)."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
