Putin is poised to extend his rule in highly orchestrated vote even as Russians quietly protest
March 15, 2024
Russians crowded outside polling stations at noon Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin in a vote that offered them no real alternatives after he ruthlessly cracked down on dissent.
Shortly after the last polls closed in Russia, early returns pointed to the conclusion everyone expected: that Putin would extend his nearly quarter-century rule for six more years. According to Russia's Central Election Commission, he had some 87% of the vote with about 80% of precincts counted.
The extraordinary early r...
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