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we start with russia, where president putin has hailed his predicted victory in russia s presidential election, saying it would allow the country to become stronger. he had been the only serious candidate and now has a 5th term in office, after a landslide 87% of the vote. but there was defiance in the form of large queues at some polling stations in russia heeding the call of allies of the late opposition leader, alexei navalny who urged people to turn out to spoil their ballots or to vote for any other candidate. mr navalny died suddenly in a penal colony in russia last month. at least 80 protesters were arrested. his widow yulia navalnya cast her vote at russia s embassy in berlin. there were protests held and queues to vote in a number of other countries. in london there was a line a mile long outside the russian embassy. from moscow here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. for vladimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. russia s president is sounding more c ....
hello, i m 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. there ve been no protest chants: the authorities warned that activists could be arrested. a rights monitoring group in russia says more than seventy a rights monitoring group in russia says more than 70 people have been detained. vladimir putin is certain to win, giving him another six years in power. the kremlin has ensured he faces no credible opponent. protests were also held at russian embassies abroad. mr navalny s widow, yulia, was among those queuing outside the russian embassy in berlin. there have been demonstrations in t ....
an exit poll has suggested that as expected president putin is heading for a landslide win, taking nearly 88% of the vote. the final day of voting saw large queues form at some polling stations, in an apparent show of dissent. allies of the late opposition leader, alexei navalny, had called on people to come out at midday in moscow and elsewhere to vote for any other candidate or spoil their ballots. there were no protest chants and the authorities had warned that activists could be arrested. a rights monitoring group in russia says more than 70 people were detained. mr navalny s widow, yulia, was amongst those who queued for several hours outside the russian embassy in berlin to vote. she was greeted by supporters with flowers and applause. after voting she told reporters that she had written the name of her late husband on her ballot paper. she also thanked her fellow russians for queuing so long. a russian election official says more than eight million russians cast th ....
he thanked the citizens who went to the polling stations, expressing gratitude in particular to those whom he called warriors on the line of contact, referring to the front line of the war in ukraine. translation: in this connection i would like to translation: in this connection i would like to thank translation: in this connection i would like to thank first translation: in this connection i would like to thank first of - translation: in this connection i would like to thank first of all, - would like to thank first of all, citizens of the russia, we are all one team. all citizens of russia, who have come to the polling stations today, and voted. applause. i want to give special thanks to our soldiers, the people who are fighting along the contact line, and providing for the country s existence. of course there are many tasks ahead, but when we are consolidated, and i think this is clear to everyone, who ever might wish to intimidate us, whoever might wish to sup ....