outside the polling stations don't seem very enthusiastic by early evening turnout in moscow had reached only 17 percent the city council elections drew candidates from the governing united russia party and other kremlin friendly parties but no opposition candidates were allowed president vladimir putin cast his vote early and the lack of choice didn't seem to bother him much was different in some countries there are 3050 even 100 candidates but that doesn't mean to say they do better look it's quality not quantity that counts i think we have would be candidates to. the exclusion of opposition candidates has inspired weekly protests since mid-summer the police have cracked down hard more than 2000 demonstrators have been arrested. the best known opposition figure alexina valmy took to social media to call for voters to choose candidates who would do the most harm to the governing party. because then you have a look at every single vote for