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Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 11:22 AM
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In a 'surprise surprise' result, Putin has been re-elected as president of Russia.
You heard in here first folks!
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Re: Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 11:28 AM
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Better the devil you know..........
Re: Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 11:32 AM
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I'm sure the results were released under press embargo last Tuesday.
Re: Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 11:50 AM
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Here's Mr Putin casting his vote (at about 0:45): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gj_UUhZCwk
It looks suspiciously like he is feeding his ballot paper into a shredder. Have they abolished the counting process since the result is already known?
Btw, when are we going to get identity checks at our elections?
Re: Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 12:06 PM
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Well in uncertain times......
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Re: Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 12:13 PM
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What a surprise... the article linked to is from the guardian
Re: Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 12:22 PM - edited 18-03-2018 12:29 PM
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I have a love hate relationship with that paper @7up but hey, it's still free on line..... and I don't have to read all the garbage it writes Ad nauseam about Brexit.
It still comes up with some good stuff, especially this which is well worth a (worrying) read if you have time. Scary stuff, especially if you use fb. I downloaded and then cleared my account with them months ago.
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Re: Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 12:40 PM
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Facebook isn't really a worry for me. I was more concerned moons ago that I was getting inviting emails from them showing who else I knew that was on facebook. Clearly several people i knew had imported their email contacts etc and facebook was more than happy to start working out things about me. Now THAT I found offensive.
I've not had any further emails like that for several years. I just ignored them and they eventually stopped.
Re: Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 1:50 PM - edited 18-03-2018 1:51 PM
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Colourful scenes as Russians vote in a presidential election Vladimir Putin is expected to win.
look at first photo WOW massive ballot paper for one choice and put into a see through ballot box
Election officials say turnout is high, but independent observers say there have been some reports of voting irregularities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43447815
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Re: Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 1:53 PM
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At least one lot are taking it seriously, I wonder if their names will be taken.
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18-03-2018 1:57 PM
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@rongtw wrote:look at first photo WOW massive ballot paper for one choice
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There are 8 candidates.

Re: Putin re-elected president
18-03-2018 2:00 PM
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@Anonymous, there may well be 8 candidates, but if you know what's good for you there is only one choice!

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18-03-2018 2:05 PM
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@Anonymous
I was simply providing an explanation for the size of the ballot paper.
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18-03-2018 2:06 PM - edited 18-03-2018 2:07 PM
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Interestingly, only one of the candidates does not represent a political party.
Now I wonder who that is and more importantly, what it tells us.
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18-03-2018 2:10 PM - edited 18-03-2018 2:15 PM
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Funny you say that @Anonymous
When I was younger I always throught elections in the UK were anomyous (don't know why).
It wasn't until I turned 18 (when I started voting of course) I realised that when you go to a Polling Station they confirm your address and write the ballot paper number against it. It is supposdly to stop fraud, etc. but then I realised it is far from anomyous at all - the authorites know exactly who voted what.
No idea about Russia, but I assume they do something similar.
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