- Yulia Navalnaya has referred to as for Russians to inundate polling stations on March 17 to stop Putin-supporters getting their vote and to alter the election tide
- If Putin will get reelected, which is nearly assured, he may have six extra years
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny has referred to as at this time for Russians to stage an election day protest in opposition to President Vladimir Putin by forming lengthy queues exterior voting stations.
Navalnaya has pledged to proceed her husband’s work and opposition to the Kremlin following his loss of life final month in an Arctic jail colony.
In a video on YouTube, Navalnaya backed an initiative to attempt to overload polling stations on this month’s nationwide ballot, wherein Putin is about to safe one other six-year time period as president.
‘We must go to the polling station on in the future at one time: 17 March at 12:00. What to do subsequent? You can select. You can vote for any candidate besides Putin. You can spoil your poll. You can write ‘Navalny’ in large letters,’ Navalnaya mentioned within the video.
She referred to as the March 15-17 vote a ‘sham’ and mentioned it was apparent Putin would ‘draw up any consequence he desires’.
In a video on YouTube , Navalnaya backed an initiative to attempt to overload polling stations on this month’s nationwide ballot, wherein Putin is about to safe one other six-year time period as president
Despite Russia seeming considerably autocratic, formally, it’s nonetheless a democracy and Putin must be voted again in with a view to maintain his place in workplace
Navalny had additionally backed the proposal – which organisers have referred to as ‘noon in opposition to Putin’ – in one among his last posts from jail earlier than he died.
Putin has been the president of Russia nearly repeatedly since 2000. The solely time he wasn’t was between 2008 and 2012 when he was the county’s Prime Minister.
He is the longest serving Soviets chief since Joseph Stalin.
Despite Russia seeming considerably autocratic, formally, it’s nonetheless a democracy and Putin must be voted again in with a view to maintain his place in workplace.
This, nonetheless, is very doubtless, attributable to Putin being believed to have killed the opposition chief that might have offered a problem.
If Putin will get reelected he’ll proceed to be in energy for six years.
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Not solely mourners gathered at Navalny’s funeral, however protestors as properly all in opposition to the regime
Navalnaya on Wednesday mentioned she had taken hope from 1000’s who had visited Navalny’s grave with flowers and tributes since his burial final Friday
She referred to as them the ‘bravest, most trustworthy individuals in our nation’, she mentioned the present of assist proved there was vital opposition to the Kremlin inside Russia.
It is hoped that inundating the polling stations with queues to stop Putin-supporters from attending to forged their vote will end in a distinct election end result – or not less than, show some extent to the Kremlin.
Navalnaya on Wednesday mentioned she had taken hope from 1000’s who had visited Navalny’s grave with flowers and tributes since his burial final Friday.
Calling them the ‘bravest, most trustworthy individuals in our nation’, she mentioned the present of assist proved there was vital opposition to the Kremlin inside Russia.
‘We are many and we’re sturdy,’ she mentioned.
Navalny had additionally backed the proposal – which organisers have referred to as ‘noon in opposition to Putin’ – in one among his last posts from jail earlier than he died. Here is a portray to commemorate the person
Putin has been the president of Russia nearly repeatedly since 2000. The solely time he wasn’t was between 2008 and 2012 when he was the county’s Prime Minister.
The Kremlin had threatened Navalny’s mourners with arrest below Moscow’s strict anti-protest legal guidelines.
Hundreds have been detained whereas laying flowers and placards at makeshift memorials to the opposition chief throughout Russia.
Police in Moscow have since arrested not less than 5 individuals who attended Navalny’s funeral or visited his grave, the OVD-Info rights group mentioned.