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Russians began the second day of voting in the presidential election on Saturday, during which there were sporadic protests by some citizens who showed their anger at the process prepared to give President Vladimir Putin another six-year term in office. power.
More than a third of Russia's 110 million eligible voters cast ballots Friday in person and online on the first day of Russia's three-day election, Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC) said, after polling stations in the region closed. western part of the country, Kaliningrad.
Voting resumed on Saturday in Russia's Far East, and will continue in all 11 of the country's time zones, as well as in four regions of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed during its invasion of the neighboring country, which began in February 2022. Some Russian citizens have expressed their anger at Putin's authoritarian rule on the first day of elections by vandalizing ballot boxes.
It was also reported to be arrested on Friday. Putin's victory in these elections is almost certain, and he will extend his mandate for another six years. With Putin's opponents in prison, exile or dead, the outcome of the election is already known. The relentless war that has suppressed independent media and human rights groups began before Moscow began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but it has only gotten tougher since then.
Nearly a month before the election, Putin's most vocal critic, Alexei Navalny, died in an isolated prison in the Arctic under highly suspicious circumstances after serving prison terms that were described as politically motivated.
Boris Nadezhdin, a 60-year-old anti-war politician, was barred from running by Russia's Central Election Commission last month because of what he said were invalid signatures of supporters on his application to register as presidential candidate. He appealed, but the commission's decision was upheld by the Supreme Court of Russia. Ukraine and Western governments have condemned Russia for holding elections in Ukrainian regions, calling them illegal. The election results are expected to be announced on March 18./REL
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