Russia election and Putin’s “ridiculous” 88 percent: Other autocrats manipulate better. As of: March 18, 2024, 7:48 p.m By: Sonja Thomaser CommentsPressSplit Putin remains in power after the Russian election, but he is not the king of election fraud.
Other rulers achieve even better results in their manipulated elections. As recently as February 2024, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev received almost 94 percent of the vote in an “election” in the South Caucasus.