Although Vladimir Putin will, once again, to win the Russian presidential election, opponents have today staged a protest against the inevitability of his ongoing grip over the Kremlin.
Supporters of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny gathered at polling stations within Russia and beyond at midday local time for the so-called “Noon against Putin” protest. Many of them planned to spoil their ballot papers, to vote for one of the three opposition candidates, or to write in Navalny’s name.
Reports said thousands of people had taken part in the peaceful protests.
Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, participated in a protest outside the Russian embassy in Berlin, Germany, alongside others queuing to cast their votes.
