Why does Putin not have a designated successor? | DW News Desk

Many autocratic regimes appear to have an unshakeable grip on power. They also live with the constant fear of losing it. Authoritarians can be ousted in a coup or toppled by mass protests, but once removed, what happens next? This week we talk to political scientist Marcel Dirsus about his acclaimed book “How Tyrants Fall.”

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7 comments
  1. I think it is because once you start to groom a successor, you are seen as potentially weakened. Also, that successor may also just "do away" with the one grooming him[ ie: putin himself].😊

  2. Absolutely right! A peacefull transition of power it's what keeps a country stable and Russia has never had that.

  3. Just help me assemble my FREE ENERGY design, all calculations correspond to the laws of physics. And then oil will become cheaper 😂😂

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