With Vladimir Putins opponents in exile, in prison or dead, like outspoken Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny, putins victory is practically certain. If mr putin serves out the full six year term hes likely to win, hell become the longest serving russian leader since catherine the great. Over the next half hour we will look at the impact of the election for those in russia, ukraine and around the world. But first, we start our coverage with this report from our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg in moscow. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change a
Catherine the great. Over the next half hour we will look at the impact of the election for those in russia, ukraine and around the world. But first, we start our coverage with this report from our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, in moscow. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change at the top. Of course i voted for putin, she says. I trust him. But not everyone who came out today was actually voting. This, one of a string of attacks on Polling Stations across russia. They are unprecedented. After chaotic scenes here. An arsonist is detained. A
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the first test of the 2024 presidential election is six weeks away, will the caucuses propel a chump trump challenger push him to a second term? israeli forces are expanding their fight against hamas. the gruesome, terrifying details the way they savagely raped women. a destroyer of democracy is what donald trump is calling joe biden. the attack is a distraction. we are going into it more with inside politics. i want to start with iowa, a month and a half from now republicans will be gathering across the hawkeye state to select the first winter in the republican contest, let s go first to jeff in iowa. how s it feeling there besides i m guessing pretty cold. there is a bit of snow on the ground with christmas shopping season, it is time for the iowa caucuses to enter a new phase. talking to voters, it is clear the ones who at least are inclined to participate are paying a new level of attention. it is hard not to, there are so many television ads from donald trump and r
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