At noon on sunday to protest the election. Shes urged the west not to recognise what will be putins fifth term as president. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow with more. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change at the top. Of course i voted for putin, she says. I trust him. But not everyone who came out today was actually voting. This, one of a string of attacks on Polling Stations across russia. They are unprecedented. After chaotic scenes here. An arsonist is detained. And green ink poured into a ballot box. The authorities c
Were on the floor and the tear gas is coming. We need help. We wont be able to stay in this. Im here with about 20 people, including my daughter. We need help. My city, freetown, nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and a mountain range. The natural landscape is beautiful. But i think freetonians are beautiful, too. People who deserve a lot more than theyre getting. Weve had war. Weve had corruption. And then we had ebola. Now were fighting for democratic freedoms. Ive been mayor of freetown for the past five years, during which time my party has been in opposition. I promised i would work to Transform Freetown. I know i can do more because ive spent five years with my hands tied behind my back, with investigation after investigation. And the government is the one that took me to the acc, Anti Corruption commission, to parliament, did a special audit. My tenure has been marked with probably the highest level of intimidation and harassment that any politician in recent years has experienc
Targeting ballot boxes. Protests could to continue on sunday when supporters of the late opposition figure Alexei Navalny are calling on people throughout russia to protest against president putin. Meanwhile in the estonian Town Of Narva, where many residents are russian, people crossed the border to vote in russias president ial election. Narva is one of only a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. Bbc russian s Oleg Boldyrev sent this report. Here in the Estonian Border Town Of Narva lies the frontier between the western world and russia. Across the river with its formidable fortress lies a town 170 kilometres away from St Petersburg and this is one but a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. What is even more unusual is in this place and the surrounding region thousands of people are in fact russian citizens. This is the legacy of the soviet union break up. In the 19605 and 70s people were brought from the
Of the South Carolina in the South Carolina capital and across the state, the First Southern showdown, the 2024 republican president ial race, is now underway. Voters choosing between the undefeated gop front runner donald trump and their former governor nikki haley is vowing to fight trump to the bitter end. Welcome to cnns live special coverage of the South Carolina Republican Primary. Im Anderson Cooper and im jake tapper in the cnn election center. There is less than one hour left for voters in the palmetto state to cast their ballots. Donald trump and nikki haley, of course, going headtohead on haleys home turf, raising this thanks for her campaign and making their fight perhaps even more combative. Trump is counting on another decisive win that would bring the former president and closer to clinching the republican nomination, even as hes juggling Court Appearances and indictments, he faces his first criminal trial next month. This could be haleys last chance to slow trumps March
Of the South Carolina in the South Carolina capital and across the state, the First Southern showdown, the 2024 republican president ial race, is now underway. Voters choosing between the undefeated gop front runner donald trump and their former governor nikki haley is vowing to fight trump to the bitter end. Welcome to cnns live special coverage of the South Carolina Republican Primary. Im Anderson Cooper and im jake tapper in the cnn election center. There is less than one hour left for voters in the palmetto state to cast their ballots. Donald trump and nikki haley, of course, going headtohead on haleys home turf, raising this thanks for her campaign and making their fight perhaps even more combative. Trump is counting on another decisive win that would bring the former president and closer to clinching the republican nomination, even as hes juggling Court Appearances and indictments, he faces his first criminal trial next month. This could be haleys last chance to slow trumps March