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(DIR) Post #Ad6fcgfPwbIOYkSs5o by anderspuck@krigskunst.social
2023-12-23T16:29:04Z
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Too bad. I think Duntsova’s bid for president was interesting. It’s an example of how opposition figures in Russia can appear out of nowhere, and Putin’s regime has to be constantly on guard. From: @meduza_enhttps://masto.ai/@meduza_en/111630662619038452
(DIR) Post #Ad6gJIMICLpNcVpu5I by mok0@mastodon.online
2023-12-23T16:36:39Z
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@anderspuck @meduza_en However, the opposition doesn’t disappear just because they can’t run a candidate for president. I’m sure they didn’t expect they’d be allowed to challenge Putin anyway.
(DIR) Post #Ad6gTlfY4pr5QApwhc by anderspuck@krigskunst.social
2023-12-23T16:38:38Z
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@mok0 @meduza_en A few weeks ago she wasn’t even an opposition figure at all. Today everyone knows who she is.
(DIR) Post #Ad6gzINOWRxbq0NYKO by VikingChieftain@krigskunst.social
2023-12-23T16:44:14Z
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@anderspuck @mok0 @meduza_en And who knows... Tomorrow she might be in the cell next to Navalny. 😉 I think failing her on the paperwork was just a warning. Push it further and there might be other consequences.
(DIR) Post #Ad6iK9nZi2DZGn8UpU by ash@zirk.us
2023-12-23T16:59:20Z
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@anderspuck for me personally, it was a new twist on Svetlana "Lada Rus'" Piunova bidding — without all the crazy conspiracy talks. Looked too sudden not to be crafted by some black-ops Kremlin PR officerThe other thing, I was surprised she was dubbed "a candidate" by both Russian and Western media outlets: while I understand the sentiment behind the wording, it struck me as poor journalism, unfortunately
(DIR) Post #Ad6jL0f9GI0TBAAIEa by anderspuck@krigskunst.social
2023-12-23T17:10:43Z
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@ash She does seem to have been embraced quite fondly by a lot of opposition voices, so I doubt it was staged by the Kremlin.
(DIR) Post #Ad6jy77JCOpYURz0fA by ash@zirk.us
2023-12-23T17:17:45Z
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@anderspuck I can't say, knowing some of them personally (not very close, but still), that I necessarily trust their judgement very much. But in any way, it is a very puzzling new character on the board. BTW, few days ago RIA Novosti called her a Khodorkovsky-backed political activist; I wouldn't be surprise — neither I would if it'll turn out that it was Chemezov or someone in that vein
(DIR) Post #Ad6tOMfSu2E1pxYGPo by stamberry@mastodon.nl
2023-12-23T19:03:20Z
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@anderspuck @meduza_en Putin is clearly afraid of Belarusian scenario, where people voted "unknown" person to vote against the system. This time there will be no random candidates for Russians. Only approved selection.
(DIR) Post #Ad6yMjcL6atsCo8EQS by DeeGLloyd@mastodon.world
2023-12-23T19:59:03Z
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@anderspuckAre there any legal challenges she can pursue? "Paperwork errors" is obviously BS, not that I'd expect the courts to be sympathetic. I'd be thrilled to see her start a public pressure campaign to let her on the ballot.@meduza_en
(DIR) Post #Ad70TYyRHAzZ89quSe by chowderman@universeodon.com
2023-12-23T20:15:43Z
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@DeeGLloyd @anderspuck @meduza_en “Legal challenges she can persue”This is Russia, a dictatorship pretending to be a democracy.In dictatorships you do what the man says - no right to appeal.
(DIR) Post #Ad70TZeckKjhEzabDM by anderspuck@krigskunst.social
2023-12-23T20:22:42Z
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@chowderman @DeeGLloyd @meduza_en She can appeal, and if that doesn’t work, she can try to get a party to nominate her as a candidate instead of running as an independent. None of it will work, but it is interesting to see if it can generate some traction for an anti-war agenda. We have seen a still small but growing movement of women voicing their opposition to the war lately.
(DIR) Post #Ad72m3XIaJsv2S6UGO by Runyan50@newsie.social
2023-12-23T20:48:27Z
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@anderspuck @meduza_en Why does he even allow elections? The number of foreign democracies that will be influenced by his sham elections is negligible. His sheep followers/serfs only care that he not push them out a high window.
(DIR) Post #Ad767O1tsvz8XfHQXo by anderspuck@krigskunst.social
2023-12-23T21:25:57Z
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@Runyan50 Even if the elections are not truly fair, it is intended to give legitimacy domestically by plausibly showing that a majority of Russians probably did vote for Putin. His fear is to end up like Lukashenko in 2020 where it became too implausible.
(DIR) Post #Ad7DDryIAsDsozdAUy by Runyan50@newsie.social
2023-12-23T22:45:24Z
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@anderspuck When he locks up or disqualifies all opponents, he gains little legitimacy from the sham vote. I guess it could be advertising like when a business sends out sales fliers and lists normal prices. End of Winter Extravaganza! A Never-Before-Seen true democratic vote for the Presidency! Don’t miss out! Apply for the military at the same time!
(DIR) Post #Ad7hSfkAurW3rn0CNE by anderspuck@krigskunst.social
2023-12-24T04:24:23Z
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@Runyan50 It does work if most people believe that most people probably voted for Putin. In that case it does give legitimacy. That’s where Lukashenko failed in 2020 – nobody believed he actually won.