I think the more hopeful (and optimistic) interpretation is that he won DESPITE that
To win despite the torrent of ratfuckery and win somewhat comfortably is nothing but inspiring, regardless of what I personally think of his overall political aims,it's still good this happened,at least in my opinion
She's saying the classic " listen to these people who suffered under Communism!" and when you look at who she's talking about it's some person born in 1992 talking about the crash after + "let's hear about how the USSR oppressed these poor people!" and the person she's talking about is either an emigre who's family came back after 1990 or the average azovite
You can see what she actually means when you look at (de)occupied, implying the entirety of the communist period was some outside imposed thing, completely parallel to the popular will which obviously wanted "freedom and democracy!"
Much like his namesake,this disgusting little man is a scum sucking bottom feeder that damages whatever ecosystem he's introduced in