Putin Says Truss Victory in Tory Leadership Vote ‘Far from Democratic’

THE GUARDIAN: Russian president alludes to fact prime minister was chosen by party members, not by whole country


Putin says election of Truss as UK leader ‘far from democratic’ – video
Vladimir Putin has said the way Britain chooses its leaders is “far from democratic”, a day after Liz Truss replaced Boris Johnson as prime minister.

In his first public comments on Truss’s appointment, the Russian president alluded to the fact she was chosen in a leadership ballot by members of the Conservative party, not by the whole country.

“The people of Great Britain don’t take part, in this instance, in the change of government. The ruling elites there have their arrangements,” he told an economic forum in Vladivostok. » | Reuters in Vladivostok | Wednesday, September 7, 2022