RUSSIA - Mar. 14 - Putin Wins.
Putin wins his predicted landslide landslide, rapid slipping of a mass of earth or rock from a higher elevation to a lower level under the influence of gravity and water lubrication. More specifically, rockslides are the rapid downhill movement of large masses of rock with little or no hydraulic flow, re-election re-election n → reelección f
re-election n → réélection f
re-election n → Wiederwahl f as president,
putting him under the spotlight Spotlight can refer to at least three types of lighting: - a searchlight;
- stage lighting used in theatre to focus an audience's attention on a performer or event, known as a Followspot;
to deliver on promises to boost economic
growth, reduce poverty and reform the military over the next 4 years.
Later it was announced that Putin scored more than 70% of the vote, with
his nearest rival, the hardline Communist Nikolai Kharitonov, winning a
higher-than-expected 13.8%.
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