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78.25%.

Seventy. Eight. Point. Twenty-five.

They struck Gritsenko and Melnikov off in October (Herald, 2 October, read it, "10,000 verified signatures"), the term limit is gone since 2013, the only other names on the ballot were men nobody's own mother has heard of, and he got LESS than in 2011. 88.74 to 78.25. Even with nobody running against him, ten percent of Irad found a way to say no.

I don't know whether to be angry or proud. I am both. I am going to the roof.

WAKE UP IRAD

the ".25" is the funniest part. somebody in an office decided that a round number would look fake

New here (left the seminary in the spring, long story, faith intact). Our rector used to say that a liar always adds a decimal place. He was talking about confession, but.

I share the frustration, truly. A few thoughts from far away:

1. The drop from 88 to 78 is real information. OSCE will write their usual report. People abroad do read those, even if it feels like nobody does.
2. Iradis abroad cannot vote at all, so I watch this the way you watch a game you're not allowed to play.
3. The Association is collecting statements from members for our congressman's office. If anyone here wants their words included (anonymously), I can pass them on carefully.

I know it is not much. It is what we can do.

UncleTemir_Chicago posted:

collecting statements from members for our congressman's office

Of course you are. You collect statements, you collect feedback forms, you collect Iradi names for American offices. Who reads the list after the congressman, Uncle?

You know what you are? You are a Chicago parrot in a kalpak. Sit on your carpet grass and eat your hot dogs and leave the election to people who actually live under it. Amerikanka rat.

Ak_Shumkar is on probation for one week.

To be clear, because people always ask: not for what he thinks about the election. Most of this forum thinks the same thing. Not for being angry. For calling a member a rat and suggesting he hands Iradi names to foreign offices. That is the kind of thing that gets people hurt in our country, even as a joke.

Temir, please don't collect names in a public thread either. Use the main site's tip page if people want to send things.

Read the rules. All of you, go outside, it's a nice day in Iyık Janyl.

For the record, shift B voted the way shift B always votes, which is "whatever the foreman's clipboard said". Nobody at the refinery is surprised. Some people are surprised it was only 78.

in la Colonia the polling station had free tamales this year. my tío says that's why it was 78 and not 77. democracy por tamales

Ak on holiday for a week. The forum will be very quiet. Too quiet. I don't like it.

Understood, JANYL. I removed the offer. I'm sorry if it worried anyone.

For what it's worth, I don't hold the parrot thing against Ak. I do hold the hot dogs against him a little. I make plov.

Toronto update: a few of us who can't vote met in a church hall, ate samsa and read the OSCE preliminary statement out loud. Very wild party. Someone fell asleep at "administrative resources".

I guessed 80 in the guess thread. 1.75 off. Please tell Ak when he is back that I am still not DPI

Since Ak isn't here to say it: rivals struck off, term limit gone, and still a ten-point drop. That's the real number. Not the .25.

Quiet forum this week. I miss the shouting a little. Don't tell him.

A note for 2019: the ten-year residence rule will apply again. Someone should start counting the years of everyone who might want to run, before the Commission does it for them.

Ak is back tomorrow. Everybody hide your hot dogs.

Back from my "holiday". The forum survived. So did the Governor, unfortunately.

I will not apologise for 78.25. I will apologise for the rat. One word too far. The parrot I stand by.

WAKE UP IRAD