There's obviously an election next year. Do you see any scenario where Putin says it hedges his bets and steps back? The prospect of trying to hand over power to somebody else again raises more questions than it answers for Putin. Power does not accrue to a new president simply because he is endowed with the constitutional authority. It accrues to a president because he's endowed with the faith of the elite.

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