| Titre : | The Guardian Weekly, 210-11 - The Russian president's guide to rigging his own election |
| Type de document : | Bulletin : Serials |
| Paru le : | 15/03/2024 |
| Année de publication : | 2024 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Résumé : |
Russia is holding presidential elections this weekend and, like me, you’re no doubt waiting with bated breath to see who will come out on top this time around. Given that Vladimir Putin’s grip on power is so absolute, it rather begs the question of why Russia’s longest-ruling leader since Joseph Stalin even bothers with elections at all. Not least because of the potential for civil disobedience they present in relation to his so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine, which may have led to hundreds of thousands of Russian casualties, by some estimates. In fact, as the Guardian’s Moscow correspondent Andrew Roth outlines in this week’s edition, Putin views carefully rigged elections as crucial for legitimising his rule. To that end, he is willing to spend vast sums – upwards of $1bn, according to leaked documents – controlling the media and information spheres to ensure the Kremlin’s curated version of Russian domestic politics provides an illusion of choice while delivering an election outcome that serves the president’s needs. “Much of that is patriotic content, just one part of the efforts at ‘pre-rigging’ the elections to help ensure a broad turnout and reduce the need for cruder forms of manipulation,” writes Andrew. |
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