100 simultaneous searches across Russia, with at least 40 in the offices of the oppositionist Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation. Such was Russian authorities’ reaction on Sept. 12 to the result of the scandalous election to the legislative assembly of the capital of Russia — the Moscow City Council. This was another result of Navalny’s so-called “Smart Vote” initiative. Because of it 20 of the 45 candidates who were associated with the ruling United Russia party did not make it to the Moscow City Council on Sept. 8. And this is in spite of the fact that independent candidates were not allowed to run.
Hromadske: What the Russian protestors set out to achieve?
A woman holds a poster reading "I am, we are, the entire country" during a protest in support to jailed demonstrators near the Russian Presidential administration in central Moscow on Sept. 18, 2019.
