Sounds like good-ol' Soviet-style democracy to me. If you can't win through fraud, intimidation, violence, and control of the media you just assassinate your opponent. I wonder how long it will be before they roll in the tanks, most likely under a fabricated threat of rioting or terrorism, to clear out the protester "rabble." Putin must be patting himself on the back for eliminating the threat of a free press. Otherwise we might see investigatory journalism uncovering the former KGB leader's involvement.
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