Why Wait? Wikipedia and Google Accidentally Declare Putin the Winner of March 2018 Presidential Elections · Global Voices
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Russia’s presidential elections are two months away, and while there are multiple contenders, the expectation is that Vladimir Putin will secure a fourth term handily.
On January 15, in what looked like an effort to save time or skip the nail-biting drama of counting votes on election night, Google declared Putin the winner of the March 2018 election.