I can’t imagine a worse insult to a dictator trying to preserve the illusion of free elections in his country than to congratulate him on his landslide victory before the election is even over.
Well done
They don’t give a shit. The elections are for ambitious people in Russia to think “if I’m the next Navalny, I can beat him!”. This illusion stops those ambitious people from an actual revolution and is a huge part of a dictatorship.
A Luhansk resident voting (Polaris images)
Jesus fuck this is on par with that talk show skit in v for vendetta with the audience clapping with shotguns to their heads. And that was an over-the-top joke.
Warms my heart how well Russia protects and looks after her new citizens during the act of voting.
Just look at this pic: If she were to make an error with her vote, those officials can point it out and correct her on time, before the ballot disappears in the ballot box. And if she happens to be an enemy of the state, she can be dealt with immediately before she has a chance of attacking the Russian democracy.
Shows you that Putin really does care in a way western leaders don’t.
Who said belgium/eu had no balls haha. If he really said that, im surprised by charles michel haha
I heard he’s projected to get 110% of the vote this time.
Putin will order the murder of every firstborn for such a humiliating result.
Puttin clearly the best politician, Winning before even starting and not even campaigning! Big wow! Incredible job! /s
Russia election: Arrests for vandalism as ballot boxes targeted in Putin vote
Incidents involved green dye being poured into ballot boxes, the boxes being set alight and fireworks being set off inside polling stations, state media reported.
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BBC Verify has so far verified footage of six incidents across Russia, including a video showing a woman throwing a petrol bomb near a St Petersburg polling station.
Other authenticated videos showed paint being poured into ballot boxes at various polling stations. In one, a woman could be seen pouring bright green liquid into a box in Moscow. Another showed a fire breaking out at a voting booth.
Russia has also enforced the vote in occupied areas of Ukraine - in the small town of Skadovsk, Russian-appointed officials said an improvised device exploded in a rubbish bin in front of a polling station, but no one was hurt.
