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naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Putin claims landslide in Russian election and scorns US democracy

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Putin claims landslide in Russian election and scorns US democracy

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naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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Officials give Vladimir Putin 87% of the vote, in an election where no credible opponent could stand.
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    I love how all the western polling in Russia before the election shows that Putin has over 80% approval, and now all the western media acts like it’s shocking that he got around that in the election. For example, here’s an example from CNN just a few days ago

    But Putin undoubtedly has reaped the rewards of a political landscape tilted dramatically in his favor. The Levada Center, a non-governmental polling organization, consistently reports Putin’s approval rating at over 80% – an eye-popping figure virtually unknown among Western politicians, and a substantial increase on the three-year period before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/14/europe/putin-russia-election-explainer-update-intl/index.html

    Absolute clown shit.

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        The whole context for this thread is a BBC article throwing shade on the Russian elections.

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      Because before elections, west media wanted to convince us that all Russians are bad and you shouldn’t oppose their government only.

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      It’s not hard to get the majority of votes when the real opposition is in jail or dead

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        The real opposition in Russia is the KPRF who have around 30% support.

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