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Re:China's Xi could rule for life, as two-term limit set to ... by subway on Monday February 26, 2018 @11:45AM (#16466642)
Fear that the new power won't overlook the misdeeds they (the old power) undertook while in power.
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Re:China's Xi could rule for life, as two-term limit set to ... by neverminder on Monday February 26, 2018 @12:18PM (#16466963)
I've heard someone say that Putin is at the same time the ruler and prisoner of Kremlin for exactly this reason.
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Re:China's Xi could rule for life, as two-term limit set to ... by makmanalp on Monday February 26, 2018 @12:43PM (#16467206)
I've read something that Yeltsin resigned to Putin in exchange for forgiveness, whatever that entails: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin#Resignation_2
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