-PJ
Yes!! He also very likely controls the "online voting". He cannot afford to lose.
This is kind of like the elections in some African countries and other third world sham democracies. There is only one candidate, or one major candidate with another minor candidate for show. People have no choice but to vote for the dictator... and they are force to vote too. Then the dictator can release propaganda that he won in a historic landslide. If he lost the election and had to give up power, he would have to flee the country fast.
I am waiting to see if Biden admin and the RINOs will criticize the Putin election- which will be hypocritical considering what is happening here. Over 90 counts against the main opposition candidate. Lawfare to get him out of the election.