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2024-03-17 23:22:08 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D2EE25CD3521E9AA0DBE98EE8A00AC4DFB4B1EC274B4391AD5856ECE03738E45
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Original Note:
Russian elections are neither free nor fair, as opposition leaders were either banned, jailed or killed. Past elections were routinely rigged. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-is-master-all-he-surveys-russians-head-polls-2024-03-15/ https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/10/11/russian-elections-once-again-had-a-suspiciously-neat-result https://euobserver.com/eu-elections/158228 https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/90619 Independent observers, both local and from the OSCE – of which Russia is a member – were also barred from the election. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/independent-vote-monitor-says-russian-elections-are-most-secret-ever-2024-03-15/ https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/russia/562065
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