Correspondent in Moscow
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A simple formality.
Sunday evening, following a presidential election organized for the first time over three days, and under close control of the authorities, Vladimir Putin, in power since the year 2000, should be elected for a fifth term, until 2030, the year he turned 77.
On this date, the head of the Kremlin will theoretically be able to stand for a final mandate of six years: the reign of this warrior "tsar", keen on history which he likes to put in his hands, would then surpass in duration that of of one of its inspirations – its
“advisor”
, some even say –, the Empress Catherine II (1762-1796).
“You alone, citizens of Russia, determine the destiny of the homeland
,” he said Thursday, calling on voters to go to the polls, one of his rare interventions in an almost non-existent campaign.
The war, which has to a large extent disrupted the destiny of Russia for two years, does not appear explicitly...
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