Individual protestors in Russia

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by Catfish

So in short, Putin has paid a few people to demonstrate, so that russian patriots grant him more power in the next elections.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-0...n-2018/9234204

Russia election: President Vladimir Putin will run in re-election next March

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced he will seek re-election next March, a contest opinion polls show he will win comfortably, setting the stage for him to extend his dominance of Russia's political landscape into a third decade.

Mr Putin, 65, has been in power, either as president or prime minister, since 2000. If he wins what would be a fourth presidential term in March, he would be eligible to serve another six years until 2024.

[propbeanie]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-0...n-2018/9234204

Russia election: President Vladimir Putin will run in re-election next March

See... PR... or BS, as the case may be... "Putin for Supreme Leader for Life!!!" will be the "protesters" next motto...
A Czar is born! A light, a light, shining far and bright...

[Catfish]

You do not get more international reputation or more sovereignty just by changing some text in the constitution.
(Or maybe yes, if you change it to some democratic standards, and live by it. But i guess this is out of the question here.)

The best thing is how it is formulated, how the people "beg" Putin, to "serve" the people of Russia.. lmao.

[ikalugin]

Originally Posted by Catfish

You do not get more international reputation or more sovereignty just by changing some text in the constitution.
(Or maybe yes, if you change it to some democratic standards, and live by it. But i guess this is out of the question here.)

The best thing is how it is formulated, how the people "beg" Putin, to "serve" the people of Russia.. lmao.

Constitution text, in my opinion, is fine with possible need for clarifying the article 15, ie that constitution takes precedence over international agreements and federal laws.

[ikalugin]

Some interesting polls for the context:

Levada is a -foreighn agent- polling organisation in Russia.

Levada polling on public opinion regarding responsibility for the positive and negative developments:
https://translate.google.ru/translat...-text=&act=url
Some interesting (though not entirely country-wide representative) polling on how the respondents believe Russia should develop:
https://translate.google.ru/translat...hhestva-ogf%2F

The research center of CPR may be also of interest, for example it claims that 32 percent of population would support referendum for extending Putin's term instead of re-electing him.
http://cipkr.ru/

[Skybird]

One does not raise claim for sovereignity, asks or begs for it, or trades it for something else.

One is sovereign, or one is not. Its a question of own strength, plain and simple.


If you depend on others to kindly respect your sovereignty, than you do not really have any.