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lies from the tablecloth (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org to c/politicalhumor@lemmy.world

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[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There was no democracy in Russia at any point in time. Putin was placed in charge to restore USSR, and he didn't win by chance.

North Korea also has elections, so does Iran, Belarus, the difference is that we always know who will win.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure where you got that from, but no, Putin won three* free and fair elections, one as PM and two as president.

*My memory is iffy so it could be that his reelection as president wasn't a fair election, but the preceding two were.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

one as PM and two as president

The reason he flipped between PM and president was that the Russian constitution prohibited consecutive terms in either position, so he alternated with his peg-boy Medvedev while remaining the real supreme power.