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Vandalism, firebombing during second day of voting in Russian cities
Updated On: 17 March, 2024 07:33 AM IST | Moscow | Agencies
Citizens poured green liquid into ballot boxes, allegedly a tribute to slain opposition leader Alexei Navalny
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Putin faces three token opponents, who are rivals only in name. Pic/Getty Images
Voters across Russia cast ballots on Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly 25 years of rule.
The election comes against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has stifled independent media and prominent rights groups. Putin’s fiercest foe, Alexei Navalny, died in an Arctic prison in February, and other critics are either in jail or in exile. The 71-year-old Putin faces three token rivals from Kremlin-friendly parties, who have refrained from any criticism of him or his invasion of Ukraine. Putin has cast his war in Ukraine, now in its third year, as an existential battle against the US and other Western powers bent on destroying Russia.
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