Unrest marks Russian elections: Ballot destruction and protests
The situation in Russia, currently in the midst of presidential elections, has reached a boiling point. Some citizens, unable to tolerate the conditions any longer, have resorted to acts of destruction, including damaging ballot boxes and ballots at polling stations. Anton Gerashchenko, the former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, has revealed details about these incidents on his X account (formerly known as Twitter).
10:11 AM EDT, March 16, 2024
Presidential elections are taking place in Russia. Despite expectations that the outcomes are already decided, citizens have the opportunity to cast their votes over a three-day period starting from Friday, March 15, to Sunday, March 17, between the hours of 2 AM and 2 PM Eastern Time.
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Interestingly, in addition to Vladimir Putin (71 years old), who has been in power for two decades, there are three other candidates who have qualified to be on the ballot. These are: Nikolai Charitonov (76 years old), Vladislav Davankov (40 years old), and Leonid Slutsky (56 years old).
Presidential elections in Russia. Ballot boxes are being targeted
Various polling stations across Russia have witnessed multiple incidents of targeted damage, most notably the destruction and burning of ballot boxes and ballots.
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Videos of these disturbances in Moscow and St. Petersburg were shared on the X platform (formerly Twitter) by Anton Gerashchenko, the ex-Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Similar protests have been reported in smaller localities as well, such as Kogalym in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
The reaction to Gerashchenko's posts was swift and varied. "It seems in Russia, it's not just the oil refineries that are on fire. Now, polling stations are too," commented one user. "The resistance is palpable and hard to conceal..." noted another. "They're fed up with the dictator," another added succinctly. "Fires in Russia could be the premise for Netflix's next series," joked someone else.
In response to the unrest on the first day of the presidential elections, the Central Election Commission has called for increased security measures to protect the ballot boxes.
