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The Vladimir Zhirinovsky 2008 presidential campaign was the election campaign of Liberal Democratic Party leader
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, ''né'' Eidelshtein (russian: link=false, Эйдельштейн) (25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian right-wing populist politician and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) f ...
in the 2008 election. This was Zhirinovsky's fourth campaign for the Russian presidency, as he had previously run in the
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elections.


Campaigning

During the campaign Zhirinovsky released a video in which he fired a rifle at targets bearing the faces of his opponents. Zhirinovsky generated controversy on the campaign trail by espousing severe and ludicrous proposals. For instance, he suggested that Russia should drop nuclear bombs into the Atlantic in order to create a tsunami that would flood
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. Rather than distancing himself from the scandal-ridden LDPR party member
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, who was wanted by
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for murder, Zhirinovsky intentionally sought to be photographed beside him.


Platform

Zhirinovsky took rather extreme positions on many issues. For instance, he proposed a locking down and closing all of Russia's borders immediately after the election. He declared, "If you think that these are the actions of a police state, well, be my guest. I promise that I will take these actions."


See also

* Vladimir Zhirinovsky 1991 presidential campaign *
Vladimir Zhirinovsky 1996 presidential campaign The Vladimir Zhirinovsky 1996 presidential campaign was the election campaign of Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky in the 1996 election. Campaigning Early developments Initial campaign for the Soviet presidency Zhirinovsky ...
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky 2000 presidential campaign The Vladimir Zhirinovsky presidential campaign, 2000 was the election campaign of Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky in the 2000 election. Background In the lead up to the preceding 1999 Russian legislative election Zhirinovsk ...
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Vladimir Zhirinovsky 2012 presidential campaign The Vladimir Zhirinovsky 2012 presidential campaign was the election campaign of Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky in the 2012 election. Campaigning On the last episode of debates with Prokhorov, just before the elections, ...
* Vladimir Zhirinovsky 2018 presidential campaign


References

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Zhirinovsky Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, ''né'' Eidelshtein (russian: link=false, Эйдельштейн) (25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian right-wing populist politician and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) f ...
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