According to an initial prediction, Vladimir Putin clearly underlined his sole rule in the elections in Russia, which were in fact held more pro forma. According to post-election surveys, the Kremlin leader is expected to win with 87.8 percent.
Russian state television has already declared the 71-year-old the winner based on follow-up polls from several Kremlin-affiliated institutions.
Elections are not free and not fair
If Putin were to prevail in the vote, which was seen as neither free nor fair, it would not be a surprise. Official opponents were seen as puppets of Moscow, and other Kremlin critics are in jail.
Thousands of people demonstrated against Putin in several Russian cities on Sunday, gathering in front of polling stations around noon. The opposition had called for this silent form of resistance, the ‘Lunch against Putin’ campaign, so that the Kremlin and war opponents could safely express their dissatisfaction with these elections, which critics described as undemocratic. Nevertheless, the civil rights portal OVD-Info reported at least 74 arrests – most of them in the city of Kazan.
Polling station set on fire
In the city of Perm, a 64-year-old woman set off fireworks at a polling station and seriously injured herself. She caused the explosion in the building’s toilet herself and tore off one of her hands, the Telegram channel ‘Baza’ reported on Sunday evening. According to media reports, regional authorities confirmed an emergency at the polling station and said the woman had been taken to hospital.
Source: Krone
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