Vladimir Putin is expected to win a fifth term.
People lay flowers at the grave of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to honor his memory at the Borisov Cemetery in Moscow.For days after the funeral of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, thousands of people continued to line up outside the cemetery in southern Moscow waiting to lay flowers at his grave.
This weekend, Russia will hold elections that will hand Putin a fifth term as president, extending his already 24-year rule by another six years. Navalny "was, like, a never-give-up person. And, if we would stop now, it would be like a betrayal of his legacy. But he is not replaceable," Volkov said. Lithuania's authorities also blamed Putin's regime, with its counter-intelligence service saying the attack on Volkov was likely an attempt to damage the opposition ahead of the presidential election.Navalny's team has called for a guerrilla protest on election day, telling people to gather quietly at midday on Sunday outside polling stations and encouraging them to vote for any candidate except Putin or to spoil their ballots.
Boris Nadezhdin was a little-known, veteran liberal politician until December when he announced he would run against Putin on a moderate platform calling for an end to the war. Nadezhdin quickly became an unlikely lightning rod for dissent. Long lines of people began appearing outside his campaign headquarters to give their signatures to back his candidacy.
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