Over more than two decades in power, Vladimir Putin’s government has crafted a template for winning elections and quashing any dissent.
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He became acting president when Boris Yeltsin resigned on 31 December 1999, and won next year’s election. He has already served as Russian leader for longer than any other ruler but Joseph Stalin and later in March, he is expected to sweep the vote to claim his fifth presidential term in stage-managed elections no one doubts he will win.
From puppeteering public opinion through state TV and propaganda, to widespread allegations of vote rigging, as well as the elimination of prominent opposition politicians such as Alexei Navalny, the Guardian’s Russia correspondent Andrew Roth explains the Kremlin science behind Putin’s victories – and why, despite his certainty of success, holding elections is still so significant.
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