Russian legislative election, 18 September 2016

[Zanas]

United Russia is Putin's pro-Kremlin regime party. In the last election it won 49.3%.

From a French point of view, this is by itself hilarious. Let's see if y'all nerds get it.

On the "election", I hope that turnout will reach the 2011 record of 140% in some places !

I don't really have anything to say other than jokes, since, you know, this is what this whole thing is. But I'm okay with it being discussed here, and the political, though not electoral, consequences are real.

[Zanas]

Vladimir Volfovich Eidelstein Zhirinovskiy

Wait.

Wait.

Zhirinovsky is a Jew? Zhirinovsky?!

Well, Ariel Sharon too.

[Zanas]

Vladimir Volfovich Eidelstein Zhirinovskiy

Wait.

Wait.

Zhirinovsky is a Jew? Zhirinovsky?!

Halachically speaking not. His father may be a lawyer, but his mother is a Russian, as he himself says

Well, Ariel Sharon too.

Sorry, it was a smug comment about how terrible people can be Jews.

[Zanas]

Yabloko won a seat? That's surprising.

Not really. They won a constituency

Actually, we still do not know even that.

For the results of the 2020 Duma election please enquire at Moscow, Staraya Ploshchad 4. Results will be available in a week or two.

Well, no... Before 2020 there will be presidential elections of 2018 with possible repercussions. And crisis will not go away by 2020, while "Crimea is ours!" - gradually will. Though i expect real changes in 2024, when Presidential and Duma elections will coincide, and Putin (at least - technically) will not be eligible to run...

Why did they even bother putting in term limits when they amended the presidential term? Whom was this meant to appease?

To prevent obvious comparisons with monarchy, which was so typical for Russia most of the time. In addition - Constitution was ratified in much more liberal 90th)))

I'm talking about after 2012, when the term was extended from 4 years to five years.

They decided that they needed a "semblance" of Democratic rule. And could point a finger on France (2 7-years terms AFAIK)

France has 5 year terms since 2000, implemented first in 2002.