Coronavirus Spoils Putin's 'Forever-in-Power' Public Vote

The pandemic disrupted the timing of Putin’s constitutional vote and exposed the fragility of a carefully staged political ritual. What had been designed as controlled acclamation became harder to manage once public health, delay, and legitimacy collided.

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