14 minutes ago20 thousand protesters against Putin in Moscow
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)More than 20,000 protesters have gathered in Moscow, demanding free and fair elections in the Russian capital. Protesters are calling for opposition candidates to be allowed to register for September polls, the BBC writes. Authorities have refused to register them, despite each candidate having collected the minimum of 5,000 signatures [...]
Protesters are calling for opposition candidates to be allowed to register for September polls, the BBC writes.
Authorities have refused to register them, despite each candidate having collected the minimum of 5,000 signatures needed to qualify to run.
Opposition leaders, including the best, Alexei Navajo, joined supporters at the rally.
Activists against President Vladimir Putin's government say authorities have wrongly stated signatures of invalid supporters. About 30 candidates were prevented from competing.
Speaking of the event, Mr. Navally told the protesters: “We will show you this is a dangerous game, we must fight for our candidates”.
He pledged there will be a larger rally next week if authorities do not register a number of candidates for the vote.
A candidate, Lyubov Sobol, has been on hunger strike for more than a week, demanding that she be allowed to run
Organisers said on Facebook they were protesting for a Russia “without bandits, frauds, frauds and thieves”.
Protests come amid a decline in Putin's approval assessments and anger over the decline in living standards and widespread corruption, notes Indexile.
