Russia's presidential election is ongoing, accompanied by ridiculous photo shoots, opposition protests, and spoiled ballots.
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In particular, SOTA media noted that a girl decided to organize a photo shoot at a polling station in Kazan. In her image, she used a kokoshnik and red caviar. The journalists noted that previously, she had been regularly detained on Red Square for similar photo shoots.
Medusa reports that long queues have lined up outside the Russian embassies in Warsaw and Berlin. According to the journalists, thousands of Russians are coming to the polls for the "Noon Against Putin" rally, which allies of Alexei Navalny call his "political testament."
Later, Medusa clarified that the opposition rally "Noon Against Putin" is also taking place in Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Israel and Spain.
"According to readers, in some countries, queues at embassies where voting in the Russian presidential election is taking place today have stretched for several blocks," the report said.
The widow of Alexei Navalny also visited the Russian Embassy in Berlin and was greeted by the crowd with applause. Insider claims that the line to the embassy stretched for several blocks.
The presidential election in Russia is also accompanied by massive spoilage of ballots. Voters leave certain messages on the documents, including "Down with the Tsar," "Murderer, no to war," "I'm for Alexei," "My president died in 2024," and "What are we fighting for?" At the same time, social media users are confident that even spoiled ballots will be considered "valid" by the Russian CEC, and all votes will be counted in favor of Vladimir Putin.
Earlier, we wrote about whether the West will recognize Putin as president after new elections.