Russian President Vladimir Putin. SPUTNIK/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin/via Reuters
Yuliya Talmazan, NBC: Vladimir Putin’s Would-Be Replacements Are Playing the Long Game
When it comes to Russian politics, it seems that what's old is new again, and again, and again, and again.
Vladimir Putin has already spent almost 14 years as president — and boasts two other stints as the country's prime minister.
But when Russians cast their votes in the presidential election six months from Monday, polls suggest Putin will almost certainly be re-elected to a fourth term running the world's largest nation in terms of landmass.
And while the subsequent election in 2024 may seem far away, analysts say some of his opponents are under no illusions about their prospects at the ballot box this March.
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WNU Editor: I have been saying the same thing for the past year .... Putin's support base is huge and they will vote for him to be President. I thought two years ago that Putin would be in trouble because of the economy and the impact of sanctions. But the Russian economy .... contrary to Western reports .... is booming. Everyone is working .... and more importantly .... the small and growing small business class that provides and produces much of the country's wealth have never had it this good. Where the opposition parties and candidates are going to successful will be on the local municipal levels.
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You are aware of the voter fraud Reuters found at the polls right?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-election-fraud-exclusive/exclusive-at-a-russian-polling-station-phantom-voters-cast-ballots-for-the-tsar-idUSKCN1BN15P
Anon. I am well aware of voter fraud in Russia. I have not forgotten that in the last election Putin got 100% of the vote in Cehchnya.
Does he still have challenges with the youth vote?
Steven,
Yes he does. But not as big as some in the West like to believe.
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