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Merkel of Germany has been chancellor since 2005 (15 years) Putin has been president since 2000 with 4 years break (16 years). So technically he is not THAT b

Merkel of Germany has been chancellor since 2005 (15 years) Putin has been president since 2000 with 4 years break (16 years). So technically he is not THAT bad in comparison.

mhh__ 6y ago
> 4 years break Right...
- mgkimsal 6y ago
  Wasn't he the 'prime minister' during those 4 years? I thought he more or less just switched positions with Medvedev for those 4 years.
  - mhh__ 6y ago
    Yes. Who do you think was really in charge
  - ende 6y ago
    Yes, while they did a little bit of Constitutional refactoring.
ffdjjjffjj 6y ago
German elections are considerably more legitimate. For one, opposition politicians aren’t poisoned.
- geogra4 6y ago
  What party is navalny a member of? How many seats do they have?
  - wesleywt 6y ago
    Does it matter? Elections in Russia is not free and fair. Tyrants rarely are good for a country. Sad to see that the Russian people will have more suffering in their future.
  - mikeyouse 6y ago
    Ask Boris Nemtsov how opposing Putin turns out from inside the Duma.
mola 6y ago
Except she was voted without cheating, never killed the opposition or controls all branches of government and media.
- RustyBucket 6y ago
  Voted by who? German chancellor is elected by Bundestag and not directly by the people. I guess in terms of USA that would be like Democrats and Republicans coming up with a president.
  - arcticbull 6y ago
    > I guess in terms of USA that would be like Democrats and Republicans coming up with a president. That's totally normal, and happens in a lot of places. For instance, in Canada, you vote for your local representatives (MPs), the party that ends up with the most MPs (roughly speaking) gets their leader installed as Prime Minister. Then, of course, the Head of State is actually the Queen who's represented by the Governor General, who is in turn nominated by the Prime Minister. None of that matters, of course, wrt: freedom.
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Merkel of Germany has been chancellor since 2005 (15 years) Putin has been president since 2000 with 4 years break (16 years). So technically he is not THAT bad in comparison.

mhh__ 6y ago

> 4 years break Right...

mgkimsal 6y ago
Wasn't he the 'prime minister' during those 4 years? I thought he more or less just switched positions with Medvedev for those 4 years.
- mhh__ 6y ago
  Yes. Who do you think was really in charge
- ende 6y ago
  Yes, while they did a little bit of Constitutional refactoring.

ffdjjjffjj 6y ago

German elections are considerably more legitimate. For one, opposition politicians aren’t poisoned.

geogra4 6y ago
What party is navalny a member of? How many seats do they have?
- wesleywt 6y ago
  Does it matter? Elections in Russia is not free and fair. Tyrants rarely are good for a country. Sad to see that the Russian people will have more suffering in their future.
- mikeyouse 6y ago
  Ask Boris Nemtsov how opposing Putin turns out from inside the Duma.

mola 6y ago

Except she was voted without cheating, never killed the opposition or controls all branches of government and media.

RustyBucket 6y ago
Voted by who? German chancellor is elected by Bundestag and not directly by the people. I guess in terms of USA that would be like Democrats and Republicans coming up with a president.
- arcticbull 6y ago
  > I guess in terms of USA that would be like Democrats and Republicans coming up with a president. That's totally normal, and happens in a lot of places. For instance, in Canada, you vote for your local representatives (MPs), the party that ends up with the most MPs (roughly speaking) gets their leader installed as Prime Minister. Then, of course, the Head of State is actually the Queen who's represented by the Governor General, who is in turn nominated by the Prime Minister. None of that matters, of course, wrt: freedom.

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