tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post3912805071000280980..comments2023-10-02T14:33:18.136+01:00Comments on The Very Fluffy Diary of Millennium Dome, Elephant: Day 2618: Where's the Rush(ia)Millennium Domehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430269096817934037noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-68700760066364014342008-03-04T19:18:00.000+00:002008-03-04T19:18:00.000+00:00Very good points. Although the Communist getting 1...Very good points. Although the Communist getting 18% was apparently because people who wanted an effective vote against Medvedev, who we know definetly isn't a liberal. The liberal candidate got 1% of the vote, that's a sign of lack of democracy. Don't be fooled by the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia who got nearly 10% they're actually nationalists. I can't see that Medvedev will just let Putin pull all the strings, the President of Russia has a lot of power and unless he's basically a dumb pupet I can't see him letting Putin do everything. However how many people have seen Medvedev speak or do very much, Putin has been running the campaign, so maybe he is a dumb pupet. The press coverage has been constantly following Medvedev, so much that Russians being interviewed by the BBC didn't know anything about him, but liked him. Well at least our democracy is slightly better.Alasdair Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380311147509564114noreply@blogger.com