In a result that should surprise no one, Vladimir Putin was elected to a fourth term as Russia’s President on Sunday, March 18. The Kremlin’s outrageous efforts to increase turnout—including reminders to show up at the polls posted on the mobile apps of major state-owned banks—combined with massive and well-documented voter fraud sufficed to give Putin 76 percent of the vote with a reported 68 percent turnout, the highest for the past decade. With this, Vladimir Putin gets a broad mandate for continuing his hostile policies towards both his own people and other countries.Last week, just two days ahead of …read more
Source: The American Interest
