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"What is happening today in the West? That kind of democracy isn’t the rule of the majority, it’s the rule of the minority. We don't need such a democracy."
Okay, fine. I will reluctantly agree with her on that ONE single point. The US electoral college system is hot garbage.
That's (most likely) not what she means. Not least because most Western countries don't have an electoral college (but please do get rid of that institution:)). Instead, what she is probably referring to is developing respect for minorities aka "PC", "wokeness" and "LGBTQ propaganda" (paraphraseling right-wing talking points here).
You’re probably right
what she is probably referring to is developing respect for minorities
What she is "referring to" is the fact that she lives in a dictatorship and she would likely end up in jail simply for discussing democracy.
In soviet Russia, it is not the citizen who decide who in going to govern, it is the government who decides who is going to be a citizen.
Statement should have read "Putin does not need Western democracy." Suppose that would get Ella defenestrated, though.