i'm not even necessarily saying that russian elections are free and fair, but you can't deny that most russians love the guy. there's really no need to rig elections even if they do.  meanwhile in the west, americans get to choose between two kosher candidates, both major parties in britain promise to reduce immigration every cycle then increase it anyway, and your country voted to reject the eu constitution only to end up ratifying it anyway. "democracy" is a meme.
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