Vladimir Putin Set For Easy Presidential Victory In Russian Election, Pollster Predicts -- National Post/Reuters
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin will be elected president in the first round of March’s election with more than half the vote, avoiding a runoff that would dent his authority on the eve of his planned return to the Kremlin’s top job, a state pollster predicted Monday.
Prime Minister Putin hopes to convincingly win the March 4 election in order to take the sting out of a growing urban protest movement which casts him as an authoritarian leader who rules through a corrupt and tightly controlled political system.
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More News On Russia's Presidential Election
Putin Has 50 Percent Backing Before Kremlin Vote, Poll Shows -- Bloomberg Businessweek
State-Run Poll Has Putin Winning Election in First Round -- Moscow Times
Putin in low-key campaign -- News24
Putin woos police with wage promises ahead of poll -- Reuters
Orthodox Church hails Putin’s approach to military issues -- RT
Putin’s Campaign Chief Dismisses Internet as ‘Dump’ -- Wall Street Journal
Putin's Dangerous Reprivatization Idea -- Anders Aslund, The Moscow Times
Russia: election fears fade – for now -- Catherine Belton, Financial Times
Russia: The interesting consequences of an uninteresting election -- Joshua A. Tucker, Al Jazeera
My Comment: My prediction .... Putin will do well, winning with a 50% vote. But an opposition movement is forming in Russia, and unlike the past decade, I predict better opposition leaders and parties forming in the next few years.
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