Alexei Navalny had been campaigning for tactical voting before he was poisoned AFP/Kirill KUDRYAVTSEVNOVOSIBIRSK, Russia: Russians on Sunday vote in regional polls overshadowed by the poisoning of main opposition leader Alexei Navalny, an economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus and major protests in some regions.
Navalny's poisoning could also influence voters and bring about"contradictory effects", Stanovaya told AFP. With Navalny in a German hospital and absent from Russia's political scene, the"smart voting" campaign he had launched may be undermined, Stanovaya said. With United Russia facing a deep popularity crisis, elections in the country are for the first time being held over three days and some polling stations will be open-air.President Vladimir Putin could stay in power until 2036 after a constitutional amendment earlier this year AFP/Alexey DRUZHININ
The measures were officially introduced to guard against coronavirus, but the opposition accused the vote organisers of mass vote-rigging.
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