Hello and welcome to newsday. We start with russia, where president putin has hailed his predicted victory in russias president ial 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 Russias 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 heres our russia editor steve rosenberg. For Vladimir Putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding
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. His widow, yulia navalnaya, voted at the Russian Embassy in berlin, having queued there for several hours. As she left, she told reporters she had written navalny on her ballot. Her husband died in an Arctic Penal Colony last month and was barred from standing in this election as well as the president ial vote six years ago. 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 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. There have been demonstrations at russian embassies around the world, including the uk, france, tokyo and
And henry at home. And today, paddy, i think we ended up basically doing a lot of really similar things on the wireless and on the telly box, because we were asking if politics in the uk has a Racism Problem and you were asking. . Is politics a big stinking pot with the lid come off . Oh, so that was cheery then . Well, kind of. I mean, we spoke to a 19 year old who i first met on radio two when he was 16. Hes a member of the Youth Parliament called dev sharma. He says ive absolutely no desire to join this unsafe, illogical game called parliament. Over the past few years, weve seen it become i so immoralised, become so murky and just full of cheap political stunts. That doesnt really represent what we want. Youre 19. Do you want to go into politics in parliament . Not any more. So i represent. Im part of the Youth Parliament currently, and i speak to my fellow Youth Parliamentarians. And politics doesnt. Seem to reward sanity. It seems to reward a sort of radicalism or having to take a
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 their ballots o
Middle east, yesterday he encouraged a piece deal of some sort, insisting it was essentialfor aid a piece deal of some sort, insisting it was essential for aid to reach gaza on a much bigger scale than ever before. That Press Conference expected shortly and we will bring it to you when we have it. Charles spencer, the brother of Princess Diana has written a book in which he describes violent and sexual abuse at the Boarding School he was sent to when he was just 8 years old. He also reveals how he and diana were hurt by one of their nannies, nanny forster, as children. Laura kuenssberg went to meet him and asked about his first day at the school. I remember the shock of the journey that day and being dropped there by my father. My father, very sweet, decent, loving man. And i look back and i know he hated doing it. In fact, he told me that was the worst day of his fathering for me. I mean, i went back through my family records, a lot of the people who lived here, over 300 years, and yo