Vladimir Putin dominates Russian politics,but legally he can only serve two termsLess than six weeks before a presidential vote, Russia should be right in the thick of a heated election campaign. But with Vladimir Putin’s victory on 18 March all but in the bag, or the thoughts of the Russian elite are occupied with a much bigger electoral problem: what happens at the next vote,in 2024?
With nothing much at stake this time around, the Kremlins most pressing problem for the 2018 vote is ensuring enough people present up on polling day to originate the turnout percentage respectable – which the opposition are trying to bring down through calls for a boycott. The problems on the 2024 horizon are far more serious. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk