Vladimir Putin receives more than 75 percent of the vote and wins another term as president of Russia.

Yes, I am writing this four days in advance, just so I can boost it later to illustrate how predictable rigged Russian elections are.

@randahl People in East Germany once had enough of shenanigans and did a proper recount themselves.

@fenkt do you know what year?

I would like to read about that.

99 Percent for the Communists: How the End of East Germany Began

The end of East Germany was ushered in by massive protests across the country. But opposition to the communist dictatorship started with a whisper. A new exhibition in Berlin documents the early days of dissent that began in the spring of 1989 and culminated with the fall of the Wall that November.

DER SPIEGEL