Ahead of Russia’s last presidential election six years ago, Alexei Navalny held public rallies to demand a spot on the ballot against Vladimir Putin. Now, as polls open on Friday until Sunday night, the late opposition leader’s allies are opting for what they say is the only way to protest without getting arrested: showing up to cast their ballots en masse at the same time, a symbolic rejection of the Russian president’s re-election and his war in Ukraine.
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