Current Events > Putin claims victory in Russian election

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I fully believe the other 12% didn't even exist. I doubt any votes were actually counted. They just picked some percentages and broadcast them.

Vyrulisse posted...

I fully believe the other 12% didn't even exist. I doubt any votes were actually counted. They just picked some percentages and broadcast them.

Thats what I think. Also, if you'd bother running at all wouldn't you bother saying you think its rigged? The whole thing is probably BS. Fake challengers.

jumi posted...

He is not a communist.

"buuuuuuut...."

projectpat72988 posted...

Why would you bother to even run against him at this point? It's like saying HEY I WANT TO BE KILLED. Or they're so corrupt out there that all those candidates are fake.

Their best bet is waiting until he dies or.....can I say the other thing? Nah.

That's what I assume. That these are just plants from him to make the elections look more "legitimate."

Charismic_Zach_Gowen posted...

Oh 1337toothbrush and Jo crazy were full in on it back when 261 existed

Careful. 1337toothbrush will come in telling you to "stop lying about him" and how "the entire board has made up a false image of him which naturally the mods have also agreed with at times."

Heineken14 posted...

That's what I assume. That these are just plants from him to make the elections look more "legitimate."

Yes and no. The opposition is definitely systemic and has no real chance to win, but the Communist Party is legitimately popular in parts of the Russian far east. Lot of fossils in Russia who want to go back to the Soviet era. Helps that they generally support Putin on most issues.

As I said earlier the real surprise of the election is New People coming on third over the LDPR who usually finish third in local Russian elections. Supposedly Putin regrets letting Vladislav Davankov run and tried to replace him at the last second since hes young and vaguely anti war, but didnt have enough time to find a Putin stooge to replace him. Really worried for that dudes safety unlike the other two token candidates.

electricbugs2 posted...

Supposedly Putin regrets letting Vladislav Davankov run and tried to replace him at the last second since hes young and vaguely anti war, but didnt have enough time to find a Putin stooge to replace him. Really worried for that dudes safety

he's doomed. he'll be the next to suffer a terrible fate.

The last time there was an election there was footage of the ballot boxes getting stuffed.

https://www.rferl.org/amp/russia-election-fraud/31466758.html

Dark_Arbron posted...

"Russia is a shining example of democracy."

This is an actual quote from 261, circa around 2017-2018, from a Russia shill called SuperInfinity (it had a number on the end but I forget what it was).

lmao i remember that clown

Trelve posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e787cd1e.png
Even Kim Jong-un would blush at such a result.

I know the Russian government has never been not corrupt, but like LMAO

Vyrulisse posted...

It's crazy how the world knows it's a sham but still treat with him anyway as if he's a legitimate leader.

He is a legitimate leader, hes just not a democratically elected one.

When there are armed guards with guns to your head telling you vote Putin or die.. Gee I wonder why he "won"

This dude been president since 24 years ago. Well there is a 4 years gap in 2008-2012, but he's the de facto president while his puppet Medvedev becomes the de jure President.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0e44dfdf.png

Ricemills posted...

This dude been president since 24 years ago. Well there is a 4 years gap in 2008-2012, but he's the de facto president while his puppet Medvedev becomes the de jure President.

To be fair, when Medvedev was first elected he seemed to be aiming for better relations with the west.

Guessing he was either bribed or threatened to do the complete turn around to being another Putin stooge.

dictator putin stages another election after murdering opposition leader in prison

Dark_Arbron posted...

"Russia is a shining example of democracy."

This is an actual quote from 261, circa around 2017-2018, from a Russia shill called SuperInfinity (it had a number on the end but I forget what it was).

Ah yes, the "half-black liberal" who did nothing but fellatiate Republicans and be hypercritical about every little Democratic-related thing to an insane degree, often just outright lying and spreading the usual propaganda. He also shat on black people a lot, like a lot.

Dark_Arbron posted...

anyone remember Hourglass22?

Yeah I do. He was ok sometimes, however when he'd go on this anti-US rants he'd inevitably embarrass himself.

There's tons of valid criticisms of the U.S., he rarely found any.

Ricemills posted...

This dude been president since 24 years ago. Well there is a 4 years gap in 2008-2012, but he's the de facto president while his puppet Medvedev becomes the de jure President.

Didn't something happen where his first 2 terms essentially "didn't happen." You're only allowed 2 terms of 6 years I believe.

SauI_Goodman posted...

Didn't something happen where his first 2 terms essentially "didn't happen." You're only allowed 2 terms of 6 years I believe.

Even then, he already served his "2 terms of 6 years" and going for third

Kradek posted...

Ah yes, the "half-black liberal" who did nothing but fellatiate Republicans and be hypercritical about every little Democratic-related thing to an insane degree, often just outright lying and spreading the usual propaganda. He also shat on black people a lot, like a lot.

Yeah I do. He was ok sometimes, however when he'd go on this anti-US rants he'd inevitably embarrass himself.

There's tons of valid criticisms of the U.S., he rarely found any.

He also downplayed Japans war crimes and tried to prove they had acknowledged and apologized for them by linking random extremely vague statements from individual politicians because he couldnt actually come up with a direct formal statement from the government itself.

Ricemills posted...

Even then, he already served his "2 terms of 6 years" and going for third

Didnt he change the law?

Foppe posted...

Didnt he change the law?

Yup.

Replaced Yeltsin when he stepped down, then "won" two terms (Albeit Russian elections back then were allowed to be competitive compared to now, but I digress it was still fishy with the apartment bombings).

Medvedev replaced him, originally positioned himself as west friendly, then did a 180 and changed the constitution so Putin could regain power. Then Putin's inner circle convinced him to become way more conservative than he was during his first two terms, and now you have the monster we have today.

I miss "Liberal" Putin. Sure he was still an autocrat, but I can't help but wonder what happened to the Putin who used to crack jokes with Obama at world leader gatherings.

Foppe posted...

Didnt he change the law?

Again?
Not surprised if he did tho

electricbugs2 posted...

Yup.

Replaced Yeltsin when he stepped down, then "won" two terms (Albeit Russian elections back then were allowed to be competitive compared to now, but I digress it was still fishy with the apartment bombings).

Medvedev replaced him, originally positioned himself as west friendly, then did a 180 and changed the constitution so Putin could regain power. Then Putin's inner circle convinced him to become way more conservative than he was during his first two terms, and now you have the monster we have today.

I miss "Liberal" Putin. Sure he was still an autocrat, but I can't help but wonder what happened to the Putin who used to crack jokes with Obama at world leader gatherings.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d72f10f9.jpg

Kradek posted...

Ah yes, the "half-black liberal" who did nothing but fellatiate Republicans and be hypercritical about every little Democratic-related thing to an insane degree, often just outright lying and spreading the usual propaganda. He also shat on black people a lot, like a lot.

No, that was MageguyInfinity. He was the one who always started his topics like "As a half-black liberal, I have to love Obama, but Trump must win the election!"

Heineken14 posted...

No, that was MageguyInfinity. He was the one who always started his topics like "As a half-black liberal, I have to love Obama, but Trump must win the election!"

I cant be sure but I dont think he was a half- black liberal at all.

electricbugs2 posted...

Yup.

Replaced Yeltsin when he stepped down, then "won" two terms (Albeit Russian elections back then were allowed to be competitive compared to now, but I digress it was still fishy with the apartment bombings).

Medvedev replaced him, originally positioned himself as west friendly, then did a 180 and changed the constitution so Putin could regain power. Then Putin's inner circle convinced him to become way more conservative than he was during his first two terms, and now you have the monster we have today.

I miss "Liberal" Putin. Sure he was still an autocrat, but I can't help but wonder what happened to the Putin who used to crack jokes with Obama at world leader gatherings.

Still invading other countries, Georgia
and continuing the war in Chechnya

Heineken14 posted...

No, that was MageguyInfinity. He was the one who always started his topics like "As a half-black liberal, I have to love Obama, but Trump must win the election!"

Yeah, I didn't think SI was the "half-black liberal."
Though was the "half-black liberal" even a user on the forums? I thought that was someone on Twitter whose tweet got screencapped and became a meme.

Dark_Arbron posted...

Yeah, I didn't think SI was the "half-black liberal."
Though was the "half-black liberal" even a user on the forums? I thought that was someone on Twitter whose tweet got screencapped and became a meme.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/community/MageGuyInfinity

divot1338 posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d72f10f9.jpg

What an absolutely brutal mogging.

Dark_Arbron posted...

He also downplayed Japans war crimes and tried to prove they had acknowledged and apologized for them by linking random extremely vague statements from individual politicians because he couldnt actually come up with a direct formal statement from the government itself.

Lol

Heineken14 posted...

No, that was MageguyInfinity. He was the one who always started his topics like "As a half-black liberal, I have to love Obama, but Trump must win the election!"

Oh, my bad, I suspected that actually however when I looked up mageinfinityguy he is only like a veteran and from how long he posted on 261 I didn't think he'd have such a low rank.

Guess it's easy to confuse 2 shitposters with similar names.

Why would anyone run against him? I mean that's how you end up walking out a window.