Vladimir Putin strengthened his hold on power with a landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election. However, the election has been widely criticized for being fair, impartial and democratically acceptable. In response, Putin criticized American democracy. On Monday (March 18), the British media BBC reported the news.
Russia’s Central Election Commission said the counting of votes in about 60 percent of the precincts had been completed. It showed that Putin 87. He secured a single majority with 5 percent of the vote. Among his rivals, Communist candidate Nikolai Kharitonov finished second with less than 4 percent of the vote, newcomer Vladislav Davankov third and Leonid Slutsky fourth.
In a post-election press conference, Putin cited the vote’s results as vindication of his decision to defy the West and invade Ukraine. He said Russia’s democracy is more transparent than many Western countries. Absolutely objective. Russian elections are not like US elections, where $10 can buy a vote.
Putin told reporters that he considers this election in Russia to be democratic.
Putin’s re-election is democratic? American TV network NBC wanted to know. In response, Putin harshly criticized US politics and the judiciary. He said, the whole world is laughing at what is happening in the United States. It is a disaster, not a democracy. Pointing to Trump, Putin said, is it democratic to use the administration, judiciary, and media to attack a presidential candidate? There are still four criminal cases against Trump.
He then opened up about opposition politician Alexei Navalny for the first time in a statement from Putin’s campaign headquarters on Monday morning.
In the meantime, Putin has given a victory speech in the capital Moscow. He told the supporters that when the Russians are united, no matter who wants to intimidate or suppress, history says, no one has succeeded. Still, they will not succeed in the future.
Since 1999, Putin has been in power in Russia sometimes as Prime Minister, sometimes as President. And by winning this election, he is going to be in power for the longest time in the country’s 200-year history.
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