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Russian people have voted to let Putin stay in power to 2036. Trump will be envious of that.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)CurtEastPoint
(18,656 posts)doc03
(35,361 posts)It says with 20% of the vote counted Putin has 72%.
You know he can't lose.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)if only the US would submit like this
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/europe/russia-referendum-putin-power-2036-intl/index.html
no trump not here although same propaganda not working on enough of us I have to hurl after posting this
Moscow (CNN)President Vladimir Putin has won a resounding victory in his bid to stay in power until the middle of the next decade, as Russians voted overwhelmingly to endorse the country's political status quo, according to preliminary results.
Russians went to the polls Wednesday to cast ballots in a nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments. The vote paves the way for Putin, who has ruled for two decades, to remain president until 2036.
Campaign literature made little mention of the real purpose of the referendum, framing it as a return to old-fashioned family values, designed to appeal to conservative voters.
"Our country, our constitution, our decision" was the slogan on the information bulletin explaining the constitutional reform to voters.
The brochure spelled out a range of amendments, including a provision that defines marriage strictly as a "union of a man and a woman."