The Kremlin will use this victory to justify an intensified war. But even the state news agency reported election rebellion, says Russia expert Samantha de Bendern
‘The rift is there – and Vladimir Putin’s need for absolute victory shows that he is aware of it.’ Putin at his Moscow campaign headquarters, 18 March 2024.‘The rift is there – and Vladimir Putin’s need for absolute victory shows that he is aware of it.’ Putin at his Moscow campaign headquarters, 18 March 2024.The Kremlin will use this victory to justify an intensified war.
Several opposition figures, including the well-known blogger Maxim Katz, and barred candidate Boris Nadezhdin, publicly stated they would vote for him. According to, Davankov gained the majority of votes at Russian polling stations in other countries. With such a “subversive” candidate on the ballot sheet, nothing other than absolute victory would have allowed Putin to sleep at night.
Other acts of rebellion marked the elections as well, which even the official press could not ignore. State-owned news agency Tass reported arrests after a number of fires and explosions, with voters, into ballot boxes. The ironic symbolism of the latter will not have been lost on voters or the regime: Navalny wasIn many ways, even though the result was known in advance, these elections have some telling lessons.
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