Vladimir Putin wins a new six-year term as Russia's president in an election marred by repression and the absence of genuine political opposition. The main opposition figure, Alexey Navalny, dies in a penal colony before the voting begins. The election is criticized for lacking real alternatives and for the intimidation and imprisonment of potential opponents.
Vladimir Putin secures a new six-year term as Russia 's president following an election marked by intense repression of independent voices and the absence of genuine political opposition. The main opposition figure, Alexey Navalny , died in an Arctic penal colony a month before the voting began. Putin dismisses Navalny 's death, stating that there have been other cases of people dying in penitentiary facilities. The election is criticized by U.S.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken for lacking real alternatives and for the intimidation and imprisonment of potential opponents
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