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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussians grant Putin right to extend his rule until 2036 in landslide vote (Reuters)
Russians grant Putin right to extend his rule until 2036 in landslide votehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-putin-vote-idUSKBN24254A
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians opened the door to Vladimir Putin staying in power until 2036 by voting overwhelmingly for constitutional changes that will allow him to run again for president twice, but critics said the outcome was falsified on an industrial scale.
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Bad days for "critics" ahead.
Without descending into conspiracy theories, I bet I know who is watching with interest.
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Russians grant Putin right to extend his rule until 2036 in landslide vote (Reuters) (Original Post)
Odoreida
Jul 2020
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Historic NY
(39,797 posts)1. This makes Russia now nothing more that USSR...
with money. A Communist is a Communist, until they discovered capitalism. They are still a worldwide threat.
Snackshack
(2,576 posts)2. Hmmmm
but critics said the outcome was falsified on an industrial scale.
Very little reason to think it wasnt falsified on a massive level and DT & Co are absolutely trying to figure out a method to get away with this here.
Yavin4
(37,182 posts)3. Czar Putin. n/t
