RUSSIA: Putin Has "Castrated" Democracy...Claims Gorbachev.

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     Ex-Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, 80, (above) says PM Vladimir Putin (below) has "castrated" Russia's electoral system and should not seek a third term as president.
     "Putin and his team are for stability but stability kills development and results in stagnation," Gorbachev said.
    "The electoral system we had was nothing remarkable but they have literally castrated it."

     Putin radically altered the voting system during his two terms as president.