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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: SurPRISE - Putin "Wins Election" By a Landslide, Again
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:22:52 -0000 (UTC)
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But his opponents still manage to get their point across, by staging a
protest-that-isn’t-really-a-protest
<https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/vladimir-putin-strolls-to-victory-in-russia-but-his-opponents-humiliate-and-outfox-him/PO3UG6AMR5GQNOUGX3BFCJMENU/>.

Even in Russia, can you arrest people just for turning up at polling
stations, for an election that you yourselves want them to participate
in, at a particular time and date?