What Were the Actual Results in Russia’s Election?

[@TLDRnewsEU]

Hello - just thought we'd say that if you'd like to know more about the how the results were falsified in Moscow's Danilovsky district (and how to infer the actual results from those falsifications), there's a good article on it by Russian blogger Alexander Kireev here: kireev.livejournal.com/2068935.html Thanks for watching, and hope you enjoyed the video!

[@dontsupportrats4089]

Yes, Putin won. He won the Western Media talking all about his election for days and days. This is how he legitimizes his election, by all the media coverage. Doesn't matter that it's rigged, Russian people are told Western Democracies are not legit also. To the Russian people, this in itself is legitimization.

[@ksy13646]

Это фейк

[@nilanjanmandal7834]

Beautiful watch. @TLDRnewsESU. Please share the model no 😄

[@berniv7375]

What choice do the Russian people have when NATO is banging on their door. Putin is a patriot and the vast majority of the Russian people support him.☮

[@user-op4ft4yh5f]

Election pick up president new shut up 🤫 LIKE TRUE

[@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462]

When all your political opponents are jailed, disqualified or dead. Does it even really matter?

[@angiki9988]

The government has the actual vote counts and can use the information.

[@deleted-something]

@@Discobiscuitcreampiebiker???

[@Saw-dw5pk]

It does matter for propaganda reasons

[@simonyackovlev]

​@@Discobiscuitcreampiebikerwish it was true, but sadly Trump is still alive.

[@ahmadmaulana2163]

Did you know how much % Navaly get Voters? Just 3% 😂

[@Sol_Invictus_]

Damn, him winning really came out of nowhere

[@bababababababa6124]

For real man I really didn’t expect it, massive underdog story

[@97Corvi]

Really !! I really thought that Putin was going to win until Putin came and took the Throne from Putin !

[@itzdcx]

I hope that's sarcasm

[@Sol_Invictus_]

@@itzdcx why would it be sarcasm?

[@danielefabbro822]

The power of money. Wait until Trump will find a good method to do the same in America. That's how democracy dies. Then you laugh at us Italians that had more governments than years of republic, but here at least, elections are not bought, parties have to really do something to remain at the lead and their leadership is really susceptible to peoples opinions.

[@wanfu5634]

Davankov: "I've exceeded expectations." Putin: "So you have chosen death."

[@oranje-vrystaat3182]

The idiot Davankov congratulated Putin on his re-election! Just like Nadezhdin did, another politician whom you idiots had previously also hastened to call an irreconcilable fighter against the Putin regim)

[@nansysinatra1977]

Oh, don't you worry about him. He's already congratulated Poo on winning and expressed his support for his war efforts. To no one's surprise, I must add. People who voted for him obviously voted against the war, so his personal (though major) F-ups are of little importance now.

[@ian7379]

That doesn’t matter when Putin is feeling insecure…. He will be dead within a few years

[@tempejkl]

all opposition is controlled, doesn't want to participate, or are capitalists like Putin anyway. CPRF is controlled partially, the other part (Zyuganov) doesn't believe in socialists winning in a parliamentary system (Lenin knew this too).

[@bernardedwards8461]

The woke really love putting words into the mouths of people they dont like. Wouldn't it be more honest to allow these people to speak for themselves?

[@Yutappy99]

Davankov did better than expected?! Welp, R.I.P. Vladislav Davankov. I'll say stay away from windows and don't drink tea but I don't think that's going to help.

[@nealrigga6969]

RIP in advance

[@MJStno]

"Mysteriously Disappear"

[@BernasLL]

He's still part of the system. As long as he shows loyalty to Putin behind the scenes, he's safe.

[@demivik5812]

He probably is set up by government to control the opposition.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@BernasLL Even that doesnt help sometimes. Deals with the devil tend to end sooner then expected...

[@NewDealDem2187]

Who feels ‘insecure with 67% of the vote’? What a little man if you get me.

[@feedbackzaloop]

That who is surrounded by same dictators with 80+% and considers himself a daddy to them.

[@eustab.anas-mann9510]

He actually had 107% of the popular vote. Putin was just being humble.

[@LiticiaKandin]

Putin and Biden rigged the election. No way oldie Willie Nelson can beat rockstar Michael Jackson's album sales. No way oldie Biden could beat rockstar Obama's popularity votes by 81 million. Election is a pop culture. €Iecti0n Fraud 2O2O. Trump won.

[@nikigeorgiev9249]

🤣What a childish comment. Stop wasting our time and go play with your toys 🤡🍼

[@Novvax312]

30% of population is more than enough to couse problems , so they needed to make it like noone thinks like them and they are alone

[@AncientKing9197]

Moral of the story:- The people who live in democratic countries should be glad that they live in democratic countries

[@_Tp___]

well, not many people actually live in democratic countries, just better than modern day Russia.

[@mikhailbatura5334]

Democracy ends where capitalism begins

[@AncientKing9197]

@@_Tp___ I know

[@AncientKing9197]

@@mikhailbatura5334 so what do you want? Communism and socialism?

[@_Tp___]

@@AncientKing9197 yes

[@kierenmoore3236]

Next episode: Is water really ‘wet’?

[@cristiangaban960]

It isn't.Water can't be wet.

[@cd0u50c9]

Or did america destroy half of the world?

[@ASocialistTransGirl]

@@cristiangaban960to be wet is to be saturated by water. how is water itself not the MOST saturated by water?

[@agoodname7980]

@@ASocialistTransGirlif you can’t burn the fire, you can’t soak the water. Fire isn’t on fire; but puts other things on fire. Water can’t be wet; but makes other things wet.

[@cristiangaban960]

@@ASocialistTransGirl Ice can be wet, water in liquid form can't, cause wet is a propriety of solids.

[@bababababababa6124]

Russia and elections should not go together in a sentence

[@nealrigga6969]

But you just did

[@bababababababa6124]

@@nealrigga6969damn you right

[@MindTheMadness]

So they should never have free elections?...

[@SouthFrontPress-t3r]

Stupid statement. Wasting pixels.

[@superhumantrueman]

@@SouthFrontPress-t3r Weak argument.

[@MrBerg-jv4wv]

American vs Russian ballot system: America: You need this much to qualify Russia: You need this much to disqualify

[@azanudniy]

At least in Russia the do not consider it racist to ask you for ID at polling station😁

[@Tespri]

@@azanudniy IN russia they just kill other ethnicities.

[@jc3drums916]

@@azanudniy Why would they care, when their elections are rigged?

[@mitsunekolucky671]

@@azanudniy That's not an advantage, that should be the standard etiquette, there's nothing to be proud of.

[@itzdave1249]

If you ever feel useless, remember that Russia still has elections.

[@_blank-_]

Western elections are just as rigged thanks to the media selecting the winners. We can't change anything through voting. Russia is just more honest about it.

[@hanstun1]

At least his popularity is still well over 100%!

[@syriuszb8611]

You should make it more clear, that those numbers are just direct inflation, and it doesn't take into account that people did not want to vote for Putin, but voted for him anyway because they had no real option and were afraid/ bribed/ forced to vote that way. In fair elections, he would not have a chance to win.

[@S1arGazer]

I guess people outside Russia know much better how the elections were done inside Russia... Yeah, right. It doesn't matter that there was absolutely zero evidence of any coercing/threatening/intimidation to force people to vote. It doesn't matter that there were hundreds of foreign observers at polling stations. It doesn't matter that if you didn't want to vite for Putin, or ANYONE for that matter, you didn't have to. No one forced you. But I guess yeah, what a sham election, when people believe in their leader and vote for him.

[@ksy13646]

Это про твоего бидона 😂😂😂

[@feedbackzaloop]

It's easier than that now. You are describing the tactics of previous elections. Now all it takes is to list those people who wouldn't vote and actually didn't vote and add enough ballots afterwards. Some of them even not physically but merely electronically.

[@nox5555]

@@feedbackzaloop you mean like the Dems did in 2020?

[@alx9r]

Yes. This is the real factor.

[@SkyGlitchGalaxy]

This video suggests that we focus way too much on nonsense. And the Kermlin tea leaf readers see what they want.

[@gags730]

You have to be out of your mind to take the Western narrative of the elections with this Ukraine war ongoing. It is as simple as that.

[@stan_ventures]

Why did I even spent my time watching this Elections and Russia Why do people discuss that?

[@ByNextus]

Because people want to create content and stay relavent. Or just 💵.

[@Anon-y4w]

if it's not important for you, why'd you open the video in the first place?

[@markwelch3564]

I know it's rigged, but was curious to know how rigged, and to what degree we can judge the 'true' vote I got some answers from the video, so the vid did it's job 🙂

[@Miamcoline]

Very well put. Finally some well-researched and contextualised reporting on Russia and its election. Really helpful!

[@frostetzz]

Thank you for covering this, some might consider it a Russias internal story, but it will have global consequences, sadly enough.

[@cooldad7297]

Indeed, the West can’t plunder Russia of its resources with Putin as the president….

[@mike4480]

Thanks for the update and the breakdown of the VOTING ! …..

[@chat4783]

I though putin had 250% with 99.99% voter turnout.

[@CarmeloRagusa-w7t]

You’ve vastly understated the voter turnout sir

[@-svet-ka-]

Although Slutsky is pronounced Sloo-ts-kiy, Slut-sky fits him better 😆

[@falconercyrus5584]

There is no long vowels in russian language.

[@-svet-ka-]

@@falconercyrus5584 I did not mean it as a long vowel but rather that it resembles 'oo' in 'look'. OK, lets say it is like 'u' in 'put' rather than in 'slut'.

[@peasant8246]

@@-svet-ka- This guy russians.

[@-svet-ka-]

@@peasant8246 So am I

[@sachinshah4594]

Do one for the 2020 US presidential elections now 😂

[@PedroFerreira-ze5yp]

The truth of the matter is that we cannot possibly have the slightest idea of how many votes he got or how popular he truly is!

[@znakrip]

Путин очень популярен на фоне остальных кандидатов.

[@AntonBerglund88]

to the many young Russians ive spoken to, he isnt very popular, but he isnt really hated and they want him to remain until he leaves voluntarily. Something to do with stability, security and realpolitik.

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

We've had approval ratings for years, including from abroad. Every one shows he's very popular. Ever more so as the west grows more hostile.

[@m.w.6526]

@@AntonBerglund88exactly.

[@MetallicReg]

@@AntonBerglund88Exactly. For some he is very popular - for most of the rest he is a „stable anchor“. And even for those that do not like him he still oftentimes is a „necessary evil“. Only few really see alternatives there.

[@gegok42]

Every time you guys touch any topic I happen to know a lot about, I am beyond disappointed in your analysis or ability to focus on important points. It makes me question whether I should listen to you at all :(

[@mmaximk]

I've certainly noticed very significantly less objectivity when TLDR reports on Russia. TLDR bias is most apparent in areas where legacy media are also off the rails.

[@queezyscorner6548]

r/iamverysmart

[@BHPOfficial]

Enlighten us on what they messed up please

[@sellis2819]

just a containment channel like fox news but less boomer

[@ynotcam24]

All news outlets have an agenda. The fact that you only mention fox news makes me question your objectivity. Fox loves trump, MSNBC loves anything not Republican.

[@bumble_feng]

In fact, the biggest problem is that many people do not believe that anything can be changed. A very large part of people did not go to vote because they did not see the point in it and before these elections it seemed that everyone was in favor of vvp

[@ChrisZukowski88]

20% inflated? I doubt it's that low. Probably 40-50% more.

[@mkvenner2]

Not if you lie about turnout

[@mathias5578]

20% is about right

[@apr0l]

You underestimate how many ruzzians actually support putin and the war

[@syriuszb8611]

That's only direct inflation, how many votes were falsified, on top of the fact that people were intimidated by people with guns, bribed, or forced to vote with various methods. Plus, all candidates that could be a threat were kept out of ballots. It should be more clear in the video, but even if they mention some of those things, it still gives general impression that people did want to vote for Putin. Which is false, they voted for him, but didn't want to.

[@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462]

​@@apr0lTwo years in? Not everyone is anti war, but everyone is anti-war-you-don't-win.

[@triklozoid5162]

Very high level of analytics, huge respect!

[@GarryCarr56]

Looks like Davancov needs to be careful drinking the tea

[@jps0117]

I'd have voted for Slutsky just because.

[@bababababababa6124]

Rest in peace to jps0117 for accidentally falling out of a 20 story window

[@nealrigga6969]

@@bababababababa6124gone too soon😢

[@MHG2000DK]

​@@bababababababa6124 He will be missed.

[@rafflesiaandfriends]

Isn't he the sex offender 😂

[@Emp31]

Welp it was nice knowing you jps0117

[@mistrants2745]

I mean, probably. He has no viable opponents and being an authoritarian fascist with complete control of all media has kept him pretty popular despite it all.

[@rafflesiaandfriends]

The communists got 11% in the last election assuming it wasn't higher.

[@clivebroadhead4857]

As Mr Stalin intimated its not who casts the votes but who counts the votes that matters.

[@tommybruneel9573]

Rumor says Putin used Windows

[@puraLusa]

😂 that's a good one.

[@feedbackzaloop]

There are no windows in the bunker

[@LiticiaKandin]

Putin and Biden rigged the election. No way oldie Willie Nelson can beat rockstar Michael Jackson's album sales. No way oldie Biden could beat rockstar Obama's popularity votes by 81 million. Election is a pop culture. €Iecti0n Fraud 2O2O. Trump won.

[@PeppermintSwirl]

thts why u use linux

[@getnohappy]

It's almost funny that everyone bothers to go through this charade, don't they have a special military operation to bungle?

[@BHPOfficial]

I bet they feel safer, if you vote for Putin you are safer than those with protest vires

[@archibald-yc5le]

Even 20-30% is a rather conservative estimation. One of our famous electoral stasticians Shpilkin estimated that around 50% votes were "corrected" in P.'s favour

[@command_unit7792]

That is some massive ammount of copium...I hope you dont overdose on it when reality hits...

[@iamaim2847]

Why fascist are always denying elections they lost?

[@ХейХей-ю3ф]

One of our famous electoral statisticians Catsexygirl estimate I'm queen of England

[@BigmanDogs]

I wouldnt be surprised if Putin performed well in this election. George Bush performed well during the early parts of the Iraq war. Leaders in feneral tend to perform well during wars.

[@mappingshaman5280]

But George Bush was doing well in Iraq and essentially had almost total victory. Not the case for putin.

[@affzor]

What? Bush only got 50.7% in 2004.

[@MauricioLorenzetti]

We live in a sci-fi world. All this analysis and explanation for a surreal situation.

[@theowlx7_alex245]

Well, 87 minus 20 is still 67. Most of russians just support everything he does and says.

[@seroleg21]

It doesn't mean, that most of russians really support his policy and the war. It's happening because of the huge propaganda (which tells us putin = Russia), the majority of russians just want a peaceful life without any. politics. So, putin won 67% with an appearance of 55% elector, if you count, all of his supporters always go to the elections, so we can say, that other 45% of the electors doesn't support his policy. His rating is below 50%. Remember Nicolae Ceausescu, who "won" elections in Romania with 90%, and month later was executed via the revolution

[@Netkous]

Maybe Putin used Dominion 😂😂😂

[@MacDaniboi]

Lol, I love how the question isn't IF there was some voting manipulation, but rather how MUCH voting manipulation it was.

[@davidcooks2379]

Lots of people didn't vote because they don't see the point

[@ASocialistTransGirl]

i didnt vote for a different reason

[@tempejkl]

@@ASocialistTransGirlSocialist revolution cannot take place in a parliamentary system? Sounds about right

[@Hardcore_Remixer]

​@@ASocialistTransGirl Let me guess, no progresivist or liberal party in Russia (by Western standards)?

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

It was pretty good turnout tho.

[@CarmeloRagusa-w7t]

If you think that’s a real account more fool you@@tempejkl

[@jarradpuckridge8210]

Russian voting ballot: 1. Putin 2. Putin

[@oldowleye3161]

In Finland he got 10% … in a democratic state he would be in jail for life

[@eriktopolsky8531]

Whom Tony Blair? Yes we kniw

[@YourXavier]

@@eriktopolsky8531 Tony Blair? The guy who retired as PM... *checks notes* ... _17_ years ago? Who are you going to complain about next? Helmut Kohl?

[@pachycephalosauruslover14]

@@YourXavier it's not his fault for not knowing, the FSB gave him outdated info!

[@ХейХей-ю3ф]

​@@YourXavierSo we jusr pretend he wasn't monster and criminal that deserves death penalty like Bush, Kissinger and Netanahu only because he was at power 17 years ago?

[@ХейХей-ю3ф]

​@@pachycephalosauruslover14You speak like real Bot. How much do they pay you?

[@jackowens9022]

In reference to the thumbnail; absolutely not! 🤣

[@mitchyoung93]

Where were these 'widespread reports of fraud'? And btw who elected Sunak, or Ursula van Der Lyen or Jacques Borrell?

[@calvinware7957]

I really don't understand why they go to such lengths to artificially inflate his vote totals if he has no real opposition running and can pull 62% of the vote legitimately

[@mrgreensuit7379]

A David Cameron book prominently displayed? That's reverence for one of your countries destroyers.

[@mikhailmyshkin4615]

I'm from Russia and follow politics deeply since 2010, and I'm amazed how precise your are with the facts and the essence of the events. Great job!

[@charlesiragui2473]

I haven't lived in Russia for 30 years but Putin has always seemed like the kind of leader Russians would like. Currently, he is winning a war against the odds, something that in any country and particularly in Russia will drive popularity. The strong result is plausible. This election is like a plebiscite: yes or no. Right now the economy is strong, Putin is beating the West and Russia is on the brink of taking much of Ukraine, a region that has deep cultural significance to Russians. There is every reason to believe that he is more popular than ever. Also, Moscow is liable to have the lowest support for Putin. It is the region of Russia where the most educated, most wealthy, most Western-influenced population resides. Extrapolating a guess as to liberal support here to the rest of the country is not reasonable.

[@СуховНиколай-д8щ]

Overall nice analysis, but there are few components missing: One thing, Russia has a huge government sector and state run companies, that try their best to make the employees vote for Putin if they don’t want problems at work. This mechanism became significantly more important in recent years. The other candidates were specifically selected to be as unpopular as possible. Kharitonov and Davankov are literally unknown, while Slutsky is the embodiment of what Russian public hates: a corrupt official with lifetime career completely detached from ordinary people. For instance, communist party has the leader Zuganov who is incomparably more popular than Kharitonov but “chose” not to run. The opposition call to come to the polling stations at noon sharp that attracted quite a lot of people.

[@iv06-f3r]

I am an employee of a large state company in Russia and no one forced me to vote for Putin. the boss said that it would be good to go to the polls, but did not say who to vote for and did not force

[@iv06-f3r]

Kharitonov is a popular politician in the 2000s, he gained 14 percent

[@СуховНиколай-д8щ]

@@iv06-f3r OK, that doesn’t mean that others weren’t. It’s easily searchable. Honestly, even if you have never paid attention to Russia politics, I’m surprised you are not alarmed by the results alone. Even among your friends can you reliably say that 4 out of 5 people went to vote and 9 out of 10 of these voted for Putin? No one in a democracy gets 90% of the, look around the world the stats how much different politicians get. 90% is always totalitarian and fake. If you are into math, say, look at Shpilkin’s statistics. It’s all open data, you can even see where and how they fake it. No, Kharitonov is a placeholder for Zuganov who didn’t want to run against Putin who was popular back than and loose. Communist party was popular. This is why in 2000 Zuganov got 30%, in 2004 Kharitonov got 13% and in 2008 Zuganov got 17%. Can you name a single thing for what Kharitonov is known, a single statement? Everyone can name a few for Zuganov or Zhirinovsky.

[@MenkoDany]

Actual results: People who are scared of opposing Putin and a few lackeys: 34.2%, People who want Putin gone: 65.8%

[@Husky_Passion]

0:13 when "civilians" are close to him in photo op's, it's always in fact his personal guards disguised. Easyly reconnaissable by the same girl always

[@vxl]

The actual results have no more value than the official result in a country with no freedom of the press and no opposition.

[@cooldad7297]

True, just look at the UK and US. The facade of democracy 🤦‍♂️

[@danielbozhko]

One more thing that didn’t get mentioned is that the reason Putin’s real were so high is because state employees and anyone employed by a state run company are ALL forced to vote for Putin. People got to work on Friday morning and their boss was like “alright folks we’re all going to vote and you all know who we’re voting for!”

[@dunk.]

according to electoral analyst Shpilkin, he actually got around 40%

[@Novvax312]

If he got that high he would be dead lmaoo

[@ХейХей-ю3ф]

According to electoral analyst Catsexygirl I'm queen of England

[@Dreju78]

One note (again); where you see 'Kh' it's 'H' not 'K'. Oh! And 'o' doesn't sorten the previous consonant. So not 'Karitionov' but 'Haritonov'.

[@zebzeb-i6m]

Naive is rather flattering description for this channel.

[@delveling]

SLUTSKY what a cool name !

[@АлександрБолбат-ы1у]

It gets better when you know he was accused of sexual assault.

[@harryallen1175]

You can't really call it doing well if the whole thing is a fake result.

[@corujariousa]

Well, he remains alive and in power so... May Russians and the world endure together and strong.

[@DarliaZombino]

Any speculation on turnout? Would be interesting to know how many are protesting the vote completely.

[@TheRealEtaoinShrdlu]

74%. It was mentioned several times in the video

[@puraLusa]

We won't know anything from this election as every step was fudged. We don't know how many total voters there are to begin with as lists are fudged with for example dead russians, so that false ballots can be placed in the ballot. Hence it's impossible to trust turnout numbers 🤷‍♀️

[@bazookaman1353]

​@@TheRealEtaoinShrdluNot actually surprising. It's literally voting in a Monarchy, completely futile. I'd imagine there were Putin supporters who not even them voted cause they know it doesn't make a difference anyway.

[@DashieDe]

About 55%

[@longandshort6639]

The surprise win by Putin is astounding. No one expected it. He came out of nowhere to resoundingly defeat Putin. 😂😂😂😂

[@BorisSokolov]

Davankov is not an opposition. Why do you call him so?

[@DGoldy303]

Haha that dude name is Slutsky! 😂

[@MsZeeZed]

Don’t forget the Russian electoral commission also barred Yekaterina Duntsova because she wasn’t Kremlin controlled in any way. Chillingly Pamfillova used the same words to her (about being young and having a long life ahead) that she’d used when barring Navalny in 2018. Nadezhdin is a well known politician and while he may not be a Siloviki, he very easily could be coopted into that circle. They let him run on the hope of dividing the opposition. When the opposition united behind him he was barred. To describe him as the leading alternate candidate though is to bury Navalny and Duntsova as the real anti-war alternatives, which clearly the Kremlin will resort to murder to stop them appearing on a ballot. The three alternatives were a hand-picked comedy communist (their popular leader of 2018 was been banned from holding office), the Kremlin’s Liberals and the “Liberal Democrats” who make Stalin look like Gandhi. When the only true choices cannot stand and live, you’re commenting on a PR exercise where all outcomes are scripted. There is no jepody here, no news at all. You’ve also left out the occupied territories where Putin won the votes of the millions who left occupied Ukraine. Davankov (whose position is run the war economy better, which is a joke as its the only thing Putin’s regime can do well) is just a barometer of manufactured weather. When people in Western democracies talk of having no choice, this is what removal of choice really looks like. A tyrant has just paraded a scripted unanimity here to impress how strong he is to his subordinates. Next he will fire a few of the less important ones. Don’t expect that to include Shoigu or Lavarov, despite how terrible they are at what they do. This is all about rebuilding the image of Putin and forgetting the confused Grandpa with the wavering voice who few from Moscow when Prigozhin was coming, someone else who had to die to preserve this circus. As for aggression to Ukraine & the West, this election carries no meaning at all. He already takes about war openly, how much more aggressive can you be?

[@LiticiaKandin]

Putin and Biden rigged the election. No way oldie Willie Nelson can beat rockstar Michael Jackson's album sales. No way oldie Biden could beat rockstar Obama's popularity votes by 81 million. Election is a pop culture. €Iecti0n Fraud 2O2O. Trump won.

[@tempejkl]

The communist alternative is Kharitanov, yes? And the one that was barred is Zyuganov? Sorry if i am wrong, this is just what i have heard.

[@anteros__]

Makes me wonder how many people abstained from voting in the first place

[@vervetech9395]

"what happened, happened" isn't the same thing as "we had to kill him".

[@nintendokings]

He’s KGB that dances around words. If you don’t understand that Putin killed him, you’re not clocked on to what’s going on

[@AdityaSUnboxings]

putin's FSB has been found to have poisioned and spied on alexei navalny. In addition, navalny was put into jail on trumped up charges. It's pretty safe to say putin had a hand in killing navalny.

[@paullangford8179]

Of course Putrid won. He killed all competitors.

[@elkiebeerepoot5829]

I agree with you. Still, he needed fraud, coercion, and other measures to gain that extra popularity. And who's to say that a few percent aren't made up? We still assume fair elections, but this is only a show, which is explained very clearly by our Dane here, otherwise you can go to Spaniel, a specialist in military organization. Still, this gap is interesting. With fraud, you always have some signals to detect and to interpret.

[@Aadrian7]

Russia is slowly reaching Syria-level "voting" results. It's sad and funny at the same time.

[@puraLusa]

It's already there.

[@Aadrian7]

@@puraLusa Putin is not at 95% yet. Maybe next election, in 2030.

[@puraLusa]

@@Aadrian7 or compete with north korea and go to 100%...

[@feedbackzaloop]

​@@Aadrian7rather one more election after. Current target to beat is 92% of Aliyev in Azerbaijan.

[@87converse87]

Kim Chong UN is like how can Putin win in democratic voting all the time..flawless

[@mmaximk]

I've noticed that tldr videos regarding Russia are significantly less objective than much of the channel's other content. Interesting.

[@BHPOfficial]

What wasn’t objective?

[@mmaximk]

@@BHPOfficial TLDR presents only one perspective on a contested subject and the numbers cited (20% fraud) are not backed by empirical evidence, indeed they are, to put it diplomatically, strongly challenged by independent, hard data. The Levada Center - independent pollsters commissioned by the US to assess Putin's popularity, found that 86% of Russians approved of Mr. Putin. The election results gave him 87.29%, well within the polling margin of error. It is entirely legitimate to point out that this was hardly a free and fair election, however in my view, it is 100% illegitimate to spin the results in the way that TLDR has done.

[@mmaximk]

​@@BHPOfficial TLDR coverage of the election results is demonstrably nonobjective. Prior to the election, the Levada Centre, an independent polling organisation, was commissioned by the US to measure Putin's popularity with the Russian public. They published the results a month ago. 86% percent of respondents indicated that they were satisfied with Putin. The final figure for the election showed 87.3% for Putin. The result is well within the polling margin of error. The figure quoted by TLDR for 20% fraud in the election has no basis in empirical data. TLDR undoubtedly knows of these independent polling results yet they chose not to include mention of them in this report because they have an un-evidenced narrative to sell. To be clear it is entirely legitimate to report the fact that these elections were neither free nor fair - although I don't see a similar editorial approach on the dubious question of whether US elections should be considered legitimate democracy.

[@lucadesanctis563]

I mean, if someone wins an election 87% of the votes it dsnt take a rocket scientist to feel that something is wrong..

[@paulbo9033]

Yes. The reality is Putin is popular. You can argue about the % but there is no doubt he has majority support. The largest real opposition party was Nevalny's and its support is grossly overstated, and predominantly confiend to pockets of Moscow.

[@paulbo9033]

@spenceAF Fail. But also not surprising. Independent external polling I've seen on his support clearly shows it is nowhere near the level of attention he gets in western media.

[@nox5555]

@@paulbo9033 Thats because Navalny was working for the CIA and everyone knew about it for years, the Commies and the Nazis are the only real opposition parties, and their voters are even less pro western as Putins voters.

[@Nidal_Co]

"did Putin actually win?" Is this even a question? 🥴🥴🥴

[@ThaStrum]

take a shot everytime they say the word Putin

[@Discobiscuitcreampiebiker]

How does this guy know what's happening in Russia.

[@cooldad7297]

He doesn’t. It’s just more lip service and propaganda coming out of the West.

[@ecaeas4439]

Here come the bots. What are the FSB paying you for standing up for Putler on youtube comments sections?

[@Discobiscuitcreampiebiker]

@spenceAF Mentally ill, they resolve everything in Russia without looking at evidence

[@FYC2007]

@spenceAF hi FSB Bot!!

[@znakrip]

@@ecaeas4439 мы работаем по идейным соображениям, нам не платят

[@Constance-e4g]

He didn't actually just fortified his power.

[@sellis2819]

he just fortified the election as americans call it.

[@emmar902]

Navalni never took more than 1,5% ... What TF are you talking about?

[@thomasswift3563]

the aproximated actual result - oh my goodness. and i always thought you were fair and reasonable

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Its as close as you can get to real data in russia. After all, even official data is made same way, based on approximation of expected result with "some" additional political factors.

[@anhmai5269]

Russians don't doubt why EU and US do? the protest was in Berlin! German against Soviet back then, everybody khow. The fact that a lot of sanction attacks are the reason why his seat was so stable until now. He didn't fail his assignments, he deserves to stay on his throne 😂😂😂😂

[@vinnsterpj]

maybe russians dont doubt the results because if they do they get jailed and killed 🤯youre delusional.

[@dariusalexandru9536]

I hope Davankov is not allergic to poloniu ,cuz I feel he will drink some in the future .

[@dogstar5927]

There is no leader with as much experience and expertise on the world's geopolitical stage than Putin. Macron and Zelensky were just out of puberty when Putin was already running the country. You cannot outstatesman the world's most experienced statesman, hes already ten moves ahead of you ! 🙄🤦🏽

[@fcnealvillangca7943]

Navalny is the most prominent opposition? Wait what?

[@MemekingJag]

I think it's important for everyone to understand not to try and compare these to what we'd see in western democratic elections. Russia has had 10 (traumatic) years of actual democracy in it's ~600 year existence, and the culture around voting isn't the same. Elections in the Soviet Union were not so much chances to decide the political future of the country, but to show confidence in the current political regime. Political apathy is far more usual and common in Russia, and while a 60% percent vote share for any western politician would be seen as a massive landslide win, that's not the case here. Partaking in voting at all is still seen as an action to support the regime, and thus opposition is more likely to be shown in the form of simple abstentions, or perhaps spoiled ballots, and not as much in voting for opposition candidates.

[@sellis2819]

similar system to Singapore if im correct where its a one party state but changes policy based on who the posing parties are and how much of the vote they have.

[@Phosphorus-zr7kl]

Are there any related researches about the Actual voters turnout on that election?

[@MegaKapo12]

What is hilarious is he said democracy doesn't exist in the west.

[@cooldad7297]

Correct, it doesn’t….

[@ХейХей-ю3ф]

Remind me when you elected Rishi Sunak?

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

@@cooldad7297Ok, where as it ever existed?

[@marcusharmon8389]

Slutsky will have fun abroad lol what a name !!!!

[@cd0u50c9]

Next, break down the US election - I dare you.

[@Tasmanaut]

I can guarantee you one thing, Putin cheated less than Biden did

[@cd0u50c9]

@spenceAF I thought as much...

[@miladinperic837]

Russian people spoke!

[@-DC-]

The US and Russia Both 'Fortified ' Elections. 🙂

[@highgrounder]

1:30 I’m not getting how that’s implying Navalny’s death was orchestrated. I’m not saying it wasn’t, I’m saying it’s not anything resembling a confession.

[@antonstoeckl3689]

Russian voter at the finish Embassy voted only 4 % for Putin. These Russian have seen what a well functioning Government accomplished and could compare this with their own country

[@tempejkl]

It's because of capitalism and the mass transfer of wealth in 1991. Of course, WW2, embargoes, wars, and sanctions are all factors that Russia and/or the U.S.S.R. had to deal with, but Finland didn't.

[@antonstoeckl3689]

@@tempejkl OMG WHERE ARE YOU COMING FROM?? After 2nd world war, Germany had a total destruction of every city plus 11 Million refugees from East Europe to take care of. Now Germany is with 82 Million people the 4rd largest economy of the world behind Japan producing almost as many goods as China with 1.3 Billion people and you are blaming still the 2nd world war for the incompetence of all communist and socialist systems/

[@pachycephalosauruslover14]

​@@tempejkl Sure, capitalism... Not nepotism, corruption, privatization,dictatorships...

[@theawesomeman9821]

"Those who vote decide nothing. But those who count the votes decide everything."

[@Toniban]

I mean but even if you deduce the 20 points its still a huge win ( imagine in USA someone winning with 67 % of the vote ) , its inflated but does not change much the state of things

[@opticalmoose8091]

No real competition in the ballot No access to media for opposition leaders No ability to criticize Putin while staying inside the counrey No independent political organisations allowed to operate inside the country Quadrupled propaganda spending since 2022 Putin’s campaign budget is essentially just Russia’s budget

[@Aadrian7]

​@@opticalmoose8091Don't forget outright denying candidacy for people like Nadezhden.

[@BHPOfficial]

@@Aadrian7this is the important part. It’s 67% against the few candidates they let run. The candidates people actually wanted were removed

[@danielutriabrooks477]

​@@Aadrian7Didn't Colorado try to do something similar, just on a state level?

[@emermage]

Another interesting thing is that Navalny Team actually agitated to NOT vote for Davankov as they see him as just another Putin pawn, not better and not worse then the others. They mostly agitated to go to the ""Noon against Putin" action, and then do whatever the voter feels like, including going home and not voting at all. For me interesting fact is that the percentage of spoiled ballots is as low as in elections in previous years, despite the fact that, mind i say as a part of Russian liberal circles, on theese elections it was a popular protest move, arguably more popular then voting for Davankov. About the "Noon against Putin" - i have seen some impressive photos from Belgrad, and seen some of it, maybe in less of a scope, myself in Moscow. Analysing how many people actually came to polling stations at Sunday noon might also be a good idea. Yet another point ablut these election, and a point where arguably most of the fraud happened wers digital voting, which is not publicly controllable by design. Would love to see you dive into those points in later videos

[@bingo737]

Kosovo is also "illegally occupied" by american led NATO forces since 1999. I havent heard you say so.. That only applies to Russia in Ukraine it seems.

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

Kosovo doesn’t want to be part of Serbia anyway so it doesn’t really matter

[@BrendanMoran-je4gi]

He didn't "die" in a penal colony, he ws murdered.

[@theoandbodka]

As a Russian citizen who watched the elections take place, I regret watching your video. First, even after agreeing that all the falsifications you described are true (although in reality I disagree with them, because your methods can just as confidently assert that McCain won in 2008, because he won in Alabama), you somehow confirm that Putin is a more popular politician than LBJ in 1964, Nixon in 1972, Reagan in 1984, Thatcher in the 80s, Blair in 1997 and so on, and so on. For you, Europeans and Americans, the lack of division in the national vote is a sign of a "lack of democracy." To my great regret, you are unable to understand the Eastern political ideology that differs from you (which also includes Japan, China, Singapore and other one-and-a-half-party systems). You also omit the fact that Yulia Navalnaya, along with her supporters, exclusively spoiled ballots at voting points in embassies, however, if she had called on them to simply vote, then in this case they would most likely have given their votes to Davankov and then he would have REALLY won at foreign voting points (as the liberal one did candidate Ksenia Sobchak in 2018). The spoiled ballots only lowered the turnout at the embassies and increased the share of votes that were cast for Putin there. There is not enough time or time to talk about your other erroneous judgments (reminding me of the analysis of the Biden or Obama administration only using information from their Republican media), especially since you will not even notice this comment.

[@FactsB4Feelings]

At least one person here has intelligence! good to see :)

[@ecaeas4439]

The fractures in the russian opposition that you mention are one of the reasons why a bigger movement behind ousting Putin hasn't grown exponentially over time. There has always been different strategies echoed by different parts of the opposition. There has always been many small groups, rather than one large group with a clear vision for how to take power out of Putin's hands and democratise Russia. In a different but related vein, splits in opposition and the politically-aware populace are everywhere in Western countries at the moment. Whilst people can agree that a big problem like Putin is in fact a problem, they can't come together to agree on a common strategy for dealing with the issue.

[@nox5555]

@@ecaeas4439 The West is fracturing the Russian Opposition and not Putin... You think people will feel comfy voting for any liberal party after the CIA tried to make Navalny a thing?

[@chaosgamer016_5]

Tf are you talking about i don't know about US but in EU there is so much of political parties or fracturing which you are talking about now I'm starting to doubt you're statements also how come that an country with 190 ethnicites has so little political parties

[@theoandbodka]

​@@chaosgamer016_5, My friend, first of all, thanks for the comments. Of course, there are a huge number of nationalities in Russia (as in the USA or Britain, for example, although there are, of course, much fewer of them), but this does not mean that they all have to have different political views. The unique system of protection of national characteristics (such as language, folklore and faith) in the regions of Russia called "national republics", which in fact has existed since the 1920s, allows all nationalities to focus on common, unified problems, and not exclusively national problems. As for the parties, in the 90s and early 2000s in Russia there were a huge number of parties that were not capable of constructive dialogue. This led to the emergence of United Russia, which began to consolidate citizens of all views around itself. This led to the consolidation of other parties into larger parties (liberal parties gradually flocked to New People, nationalists to the LDPR, and Social Democrats to a Just Russia)

[@ronzagata4021]

Of course not!!!

[@deanbenn918]

I like how the west are trying to cliam that there view was the election result are correct. Just because different countries have different ways of electing power. There is a arguement that russia elections are predetermined but i also argue the same point with the US and Britain its the same parties that get elected everytime, regardless of what happens to the courtry.

[@BHPOfficial]

They never have the same leader over and over again forever though. Russia gets no new leadership or ideas until when? When he dies?

[@GeneralGayJay]

I wonder how many Russians in honesty like him.

[@GlebSem73]

I think about 40% or less

[@darth3911]

@@GlebSem73Actually it depends on the generation. Older generations tend to be in favor of Putin. Younger generations such as gen z and millennials tend to be opposed to him. Russia in general has a low birth rate with a higher elderly population whatever the total is it will favor Putin. It also doesn’t help that many potential Putin opposition voters protested the war resulting in many getting arrested and jailed.

[@GlebSem73]

@@darth3911 1) Older generations tend to favour Putin, but not all of them. And average Russian (40 years old) tends to be skeptical about Putin, but tends to think that "We can't change anything" or "Don't change horse while riding on it" etc. These people can't be called supporters, but they are "silent acceptors". 2) Actually aren't many political prisoners in Russia. And most of them are politicians, not normal people. And it's also fairly hard for a normal person with an anti-Putin opinion to get imprisoned.

[@darth3911]

@@GlebSem73 1- The older generations I talked about are not in the 40 range but the 50 and above range. Generally the older generations support Putin I personally don’t know much about the middle aged populations which you mentioned. 2- Russia will imprison anyone who actively protests against the war in Ukraine. It is true that the everyday anti Putinist’s tends to be untouched but if they protest the war they will be punished. Issue is anti war views tend to coincide with anti Putinist agendas. This means everytime a crowd of people who protest the war are arrested, Putin revivals lose votes.

[@anonimo2932]

I too voted for putin, and i'm not even a russian

[@swguide9155]

easy talk

[@bababababababa6124]

+100000 social credit Wait wrong country

[@mnm5165]

@@bababababababa6124easy mistake don’t worry they’re basically the same anyway

[@Personoflordlycalibur]

​@@mnm5165well ill say at least china doesnt pretend its anything but a one party dictatorship so....yknow i guess thats nice

[@ByNextus]

Ok, random Asian person.

[@michaelthomas5433]

If I had been allowed as a write in candidate in the election, and also been allowed to force people to add me as their write in candidate, I would have won easily the same as Putin. Mister Putin was just lucky I was busy that day.