Current Events > Putin set to announce 2024 "reelection" campaign

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brestugo
11/08/23 6:03:36 PM
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https://thehill.com/policy/international/4298328-putin-2024-reelection-announce/

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly set to announce his 2024 reelection campaign, which could keep him in power through 2030.

Although the Kremlin has not officially announced Putins run, he has moved to garner support among the core base in the security forces, the armed forces and regional voters outside of Moscow, Reuters reported, citing six sources with knowledge of his plans.

The decision has been made, a source with knowledge of the planning told Reuters, according to the report. He will run.

The Kremlin responded to the Reuters report, saying nothing has been announced.

Putin has not yet made any statements on this matter. And the campaign itself has not yet been officially announced, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russias state-run media, TASS.

The Russian presidential elections are scheduled to take place March 17.

Putin, who turned 70 last year, has spent two stints in the presidents office starting in 2000, interrupted by four years he spent as prime minister. The Russian leader pushed through constitutional changes in 2021 that could allow him to stay in power until 2036.

While Russian public opinion is difficult to gauge, Putins near total control over state institutions and the media has allowed him to burnish a strongman image and remove rivals.

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, an lawyer and anticorruption crusader, remains in prison after he returned to the country following a failed assassination attempted.

And Yevgeny Prigozhin, a longtime Putin ally who led the Wagner mercenary group, died in a plane crash in August after leading a short-lived mutiny against Russias military leadership in June.

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Block_that_Kick
11/08/23 6:05:15 PM
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Whoever runs against him, keep them away from any and all windows.

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Tyranthraxus
11/08/23 6:06:13 PM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
Whoever runs against him, keep them away from any and all windows.
Putin runs controlled opposition so there's not really anyone running against him.

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dummy420
11/08/23 6:06:19 PM
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Whoever runs against him is suddenly going to get drafted.

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brestugo
11/08/23 6:06:44 PM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
Whoever runs against him, keep them away from any and all windows.

Aircraft and beverages too.

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Starks
11/08/23 6:07:26 PM
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Who is now the controlled opposition with Zhirinovsky dead?

Girkin running will be hilarious.

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darkace77450
11/08/23 6:10:33 PM
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Will Donald Trump call to congratulate him on his victory?
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electricbugs2
11/08/23 6:10:51 PM
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Starks posted...
Who is now the controlled opposition with Zhirinovsky dead?
Pavel Grudinin probably.

Actual competition is either in prison (Navalny) or fled when the war broke out (Sobchak).

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Mearcstapa
11/08/23 6:11:49 PM
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drop a tactical nuke on his billion dollar mansion already

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Crimsoness
11/08/23 6:12:28 PM
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Why even keep up the pretense? I doubt Russians give a shit

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11/09/23 12:01:11 AM
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Zikten
11/09/23 1:47:18 AM
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The only man who ever truly stood up to him and didn't die, is in prison right now. His crime? Trying to run against Putin. Elections are all fake in Russia. The other candidates are all working for Putin and just playing an acting role, to pretend a d give the public an illusion that they live in a democracy
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Dark_Arbron
11/09/23 1:48:51 AM
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Crimsoness posted...
Why even keep up the pretense? I doubt Russians give a shit

This. Whats the point? The rest of the world knows its bullshit too.

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Ivynn
11/09/23 1:49:54 AM
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Crimsoness posted...
Why even keep up the pretense? I doubt Russians give a shit

Yeah, nobody's fooled and nobody's gonna do anything about it.

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Zikten
11/09/23 1:50:10 AM
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Also I bet a lot of people vote for Putin out of fear. If I was Russian, I'd be nervous to mail in a ballot checked off for an opposing candidate. I'd expect the KGB to knock on my door later
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SaikyoStyle
11/09/23 1:50:16 AM
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Not a good time to be starting your own car in Russia.

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Flauros
11/09/23 1:52:34 AM
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Hes not getting my vote

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FL81
11/09/23 1:55:47 AM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
Whoever runs against him, keep them away from any and all windows.
no tea time either >_>
or airplane rides <_<

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SpawnShadow
11/09/23 2:13:13 AM
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Crimsoness posted...
Why even keep up the pretense? I doubt Russians give a shit
It might be an ego thing for Putin. Winning an election, even one so transparently rigged that there may as well not be an election at all, feels more "legitimate" than just nakedly grabbing power. As such, it could let Putin think that people actually like him and want him to be in charge, even when they're only voting for him out of fear that they and their loved ones will soon be disappeared by his underlings if they don't.
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008Zulu
11/09/23 2:27:09 AM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
Whoever runs against him, keep them away from any and all windows.
It will be more of a surprise to find out they are running against him, than it would be being thrown out a window.

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Dark_Arbron
11/09/23 2:37:47 AM
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SpawnShadow posted...
It might be an ego thing for Putin. Winning an election, even one so transparently rigged that there may as well not be an election at all, feels more "legitimate" than just nakedly grabbing power. As such, it could let Putin think that people actually like him and want him to be in charge, even when they're only voting for him out of fear that they and their loved ones will soon be disappeared by his underlings if they don't.

Also it probably looks better to the UN, at least officially. Doesnt China similarly have elections that dont matter?


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sfcalimari
11/09/23 2:45:37 AM
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Russians have been dealing with this shit for so many centuries that they've convinced themselves that they're clever for being in on the joke.

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Thompson
11/09/23 2:51:44 AM
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Corrextion: Putin set to announce his 2024 re-election by getting 95% of the votes.

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ssjevot
11/09/23 2:55:03 AM
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Dark_Arbron posted...
Also it probably looks better to the UN, at least officially. Doesnt China similarly have elections that dont matter?

Yeah, and they decided to have Xi get 100% of the vote for his 3rd term (though only the rubber stamp congress is allowed to vote). You used to be limited to two terms and there was always at least token descent to give an illusion of choice.

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Dark_Arbron
11/09/23 3:01:38 AM
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ssjevot posted...
Yeah, and they decided to have Xi get 100% of the vote for his 3rd term (though only the rubber stamp congress is allowed to vote). You used to be limited to two terms and there was always at least token descent to give an illusion of choice.

So as far as the UN is concerned these are democratic countries worthy of holding permanent security council seats. Seems legit. I mean they say they are, so who are we to argue?

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ssjevot
11/09/23 4:01:52 AM
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Dark_Arbron posted...
So as far as the UN is concerned these are democratic countries worthy of holding permanent security council seats. Seems legit. I mean they say they are, so who are we to argue?

The UN has never been concerned about democracy and the security council was established to prevent a war between the major powers. Also China claims to be a democracy and a dictatorship at the same time:
Article 1 The Peoples Republic of China is a socialist state under the peoples democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants.

The socialist system is the basic system of the Peoples Republic of China. Disruption of the socialist system by any organization or individual is prohibited.


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Dark_Arbron
11/09/23 4:05:35 AM
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ssjevot posted...
The UN has never been concerned about democracy and the security council was established to prevent a war between the major powers. Also China claims to be a democracy and a dictatorship at the same time:
Article 1 The Peoples Republic of China is a socialist state under the peoples democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants.

The socialist system is the basic system of the Peoples Republic of China. Disruption of the socialist system by any organization or individual is prohibited.


Yeah, thats part of why so many people dont understand what socialism and communism actually mean. Theyve grown up being told were the good capitalists; they are the bad socialists and communists! while China falsely owns those labels.

Thanks for clarifying that point about the security council.

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videospirit
11/09/23 4:30:40 AM
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ssjevot posted...
The UN has never been concerned about democracy and the security council was established to prevent a war between the major powers. Also China claims to be a democracy and a dictatorship at the same time:
Article 1 The Peoples Republic of China is a socialist state under the peoples democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants.

The socialist system is the basic system of the Peoples Republic of China. Disruption of the socialist system by any organization or individual is prohibited.

Promoting self determination is one of the UN's core agendas. It's why they've gone so hard on decolonization among other things and why appearing democratic is important for nations of the world today.

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ssjevot
11/09/23 4:38:04 AM
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videospirit posted...
Promoting self determination is one of the UN's core agendas. It's why they've gone so hard on decolonization among other things and why appearing democratic is important for nations of the world today.

This is so silly. The permanent members of the Security Council is made up of the greatest colonizers in history. Why are people acting like platitudes have practical consequences?

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Zwijn
11/09/23 4:41:14 AM
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darkace77450 posted...
Will Donald Trump call to congratulate him on his victory?
At least you guys dont have to deal with this nerd
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divot1338
11/09/23 4:55:24 AM
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How weird would it be if rumors about Putins health were true and we ended up with a Dave situation where a body double ended up takjng power? It would have to be an improvement I imagine.

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Trelve
11/09/23 4:56:06 AM
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Can I be the first one to congratulate Putin on his overwhelming landslide victory?
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Zikten
11/09/23 5:00:35 AM
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divot1338 posted...
How weird would it be if rumors about Putins health were true and we ended up with a Dave situation where a body double ended up takjng power? It would have to be an improvement I imagine.
I have commented on this recently actually. I wonder if Putin could die, and Russia might put a double in his place to keep the facade going. Would we ever even know?
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brestugo
11/09/23 5:23:37 AM
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sfcalimari posted...
Russians have been dealing with this shit for so many centuries that they've convinced themselves that they're clever for being in on the joke.

I read an article once that said that Russians even have a word for this. There's a whole mindset behind it. It's a total rabbit hole.

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ROBANN_88
11/09/23 5:58:14 AM
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Zikten posted...
Also I bet a lot of people vote for Putin out of fear. If I was Russian, I'd be nervous to mail in a ballot checked off for an opposing candidate. I'd expect the KGB to knock on my door later

On that Solovyov propaganda talk show, there was recently a Russian State Duma member/politician, Andrey Gurulyov, who said

"Now the society is consolidated, 80% supports Putin - that's how we consolidated ...
And in this consolidated society I would like see that all this rot remains, to be if not isolated then somehow destroyed."

you know, just casually suggesting a 20% domestic genocide for everyone who doesn't vote the right way

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Ricemills
11/09/23 6:06:19 AM
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Thompson posted...
Corrextion: Putin set to announce his 2024 re-election by getting 146% of the votes.
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brestugo
11/09/23 6:06:40 PM
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Dark_Arbron posted...
Also it probably looks better to the UN, at least officially. Doesnt China similarly have elections that dont matter?

At the end of the day, he can say they held "elections". "Free", "contested" and "fair" probably won't come up in the conversation, but they held elections.

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Justin2Krelian
11/09/23 6:08:06 PM
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Jill Stein just announced too. Interesting

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darkace77450
11/09/23 8:43:31 PM
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Ivynn posted...
Yeah, nobody's fooled

Almost nobody. The former and potential future President of the United States makes one.

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brestugo
11/10/23 5:01:06 AM
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Justin2Krelian posted...
Jill Stein just announced too. Interesting

darkace77450 posted...
Almost nobody. The former and potential future President of the United States makes one.

https://www.npr.org/2018/03/20/595299071/president-trump-congratulates-putin-on-re-election

Verrrrry interesting...

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divot1338
11/10/23 5:49:01 AM
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brestugo posted...
At the end of the day, he can say they held "elections". "Free", "contested" and "fair" probably won't come up in the conversation, but they held elections.
That doesnt count when you try to kill your opponents with polonium then toss them in the gulag.

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DarthWendy
11/10/23 5:55:17 AM
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majin_nemesis
11/10/23 6:00:50 AM
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i hope Russian people vote him out... oh wait

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At least you guys dont have to deal with this nerd
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Dark_Arbron
11/10/23 6:06:39 AM
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majin_nemesis posted...
i hope Russian people vote him out... oh wait

that guy isn't a nerd because nerds are smart

like the UN doesn't know exactly what's going on in Russia

Oh, I agree they do. Just like they know about human rights violations in China. They just dont want to rock the boat by calling these things out.

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