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Noon Against Putin
"Noon Against Putin" () was a peaceful protest on 17 March of the 2024 Russian presidential election, where voters who do not support Vladimir Putin came ''en masse'' to polling stations at noon and vote against Putin or Spoilt vote, spoil the ballot. The protest has been described by the ''Novaya Gazeta'' as "Navalny's political testament" as it was the last political statement by prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny prior to Death and funeral of Alexei Navalny, his death. Background Initiation The author of the "Noon against Putin" action was politician Maxim Reznik. In January 2024, Alexei Navalny called on Russians to take part in this event. Navalny's last political statement was a call to support "Noon Against Putin". In 14 January 2024, participants on the talk show "What to do?" on the independent Russian channel TV Rain proposed this unified strategy for the elections. One participant, economist Sergei Guriev, noted that the election would feature "n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Opposition
Opposition to the government of President Vladimir Putin in Russia, commonly referred to as the Russian opposition, can be divided between the parliamentary opposition parties in the State Duma and the various Non-system opposition, non-systemic opposition organizations. While the former are largely viewed as being more or less loyal to the Government of Russia, government and Putin, the latter oppose the government and are mostly unrepresented in government bodies. According to Russian NGO Levada Center, about 15% of the Russian population disapproved of Putin in the beginning of 2023. The opposition to Putin's political views is also called anti-Putinism. The "systemic opposition" is mainly composed of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), A Just Russia – For Truth (SRZP), New People (political party), New People and other minor parties; these political groups, while claiming to be in opposition, generally support th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
