A Moscow-backed policeman was set to become the new president of rebel Chechnya in a fraught election Sunday marked by a bomb blast in which only the attacker was killed.
Though some hours remained before polls closed, Alu Alkhanov seemed sure of election to replace the assassinated Akhmad Kadyrov because of the strong Kremlin backing he enjoys and the one-sided publicity his campaign has been given.
Reuters article
Though some hours remained before polls closed, Alu Alkhanov seemed sure of election to replace the assassinated Akhmad Kadyrov because of the strong Kremlin backing he enjoys and the one-sided publicity his campaign has been given.
Strong Kremlin backing. Can you say "puppet"? There have been many years of Chechen rebellion and Chechen terrorists creating a thorn in Moscow's side. Vlad needs to get a handle on the country.
The Kremlin-sponsored poll took place against the backdrop of heavy fighting and two deadly plane crashes that killed at least 89 people over Russia and that many have laid at the door of Chechen separatists.
Kremlin-sponsored poll. The same methods, the same story occur the world over, eh?
Putin sent troops back into the seething, mainly Muslim Caucasus territory on Russia's southern fringes in 1999 to cement his image as a strong leader ahead of his own election.
But total victory over the rebels has eluded Putin, now in his second term, and the assassination of Kadyrov -- Putin's iron man in the region -- by a bomb in May came as a heavy blow.
Putin now appears to be counting on Alkhanov who, already marked for death by separatist rebels who say the election is a farce, is seeking one of the world's most dangerous posts.
But total victory over the rebels has eluded Putin, now in his second term, and the assassination of Kadyrov -- Putin's iron man in the region -- by a bomb in May came as a heavy blow.
Putin now appears to be counting on Alkhanov who, already marked for death by separatist rebels who say the election is a farce, is seeking one of the world's most dangerous posts.
Well, it's not like Chechnya deserves to be an independent country or anything. They should just settle down and join Pipelinestan under the Kremlin's rule. Either that, or they can eventually be bombed to dust by the U.S. after we help them successfully repel Russia.
"I will not go to vote, I never went before on principle. My vote does not matter," said Isa, 36, a Chechen living in a refugee camp in the neighboring region of Ingushetia. "Chechnya does not choose the president, Moscow appoints him."
You think?
....hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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