BBCNEWS BBC July 4, 2024
Hello, im rich preston. Welcome to the programme. We begin in russia, where large queues suddenly formed at some Polling Stations earlier in an apparent show of dissent during elections designed to confirm Vladimir Putin in the presidency. Allies of the late Opposition Leader, Alexei Navalny, had called on people to turn out at midday in moscow and other cities to spoil their ballots or vote for any other candidate. These were the scenes in moscow. Thereve been no Protest Chants the authorities warned that activists could be arrested. A Rights Monitoring Group in russia says more than seventy ...