Russia’s election set to tighten Putin’s grip despite some protests at polling stations

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Open this photo in gallery: People queue outside a polling station during Russia's presidential election in Moscow on March 17, 2024.NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/Getty Images President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power on Sunday in a Russian election that is certain to deliver him a landslide victory, though some opponents staged a symbolic noon protest at polling stations against his rule. Putin, who rose to power in 1999, is poised to win a new six-year term that, if he completes it, would enable him to overtake Josef Stalin and become Russia’s longest-serving leader for more than 200 years....