If no candidate wins more than 50 in the first round. But with many of mr putins opponents unable to run, it seems inevitable that Vladimir Putin will be re elected without the need for that second ballot. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is following developments in moscow. Vladimir putin has been in power a long time, right, 25 years almost as president or Prime Minister. And hes expected to win a fifth president ial term. Now, this whole event, this three day event, which starts today, is being presented by the russian authorities almost as a celebration of democracy. The kremlin just a few days ago described russian democracy as the best democracy in the world. Critics of the kremlin would disagree and would say that this poll is neither free nor fair nor transparent. Vladimir putin does not face a major challenge. There are three other candidates on the ballot paper, but his most vocal critics, his fiercest opponents, are either in exile or in prison, which kind of helps you to
decline and demise? it s notjust age which skews our views. 40% of people from ethnic minority backgrounds want an elected head of state and half think the royals have a problem with race and diversity . with less than two weeks until the coronation of king charles iii. the proclaimers have been removed from a coronation playlist because of their republican views. around half of all the adults surveyed think the royal family represent money well spent but again, just a third of yonger adults do. is the monarchy for you? get in touch. text 85058. call me on 08085 909693, or you can tweet us @bbc5live and here is the news. the foreign secretary james cleverly says the government is doing everything it can to help british citizens escape the violence in sudan. the country has seen more than a week of fighting, some british nationals who are still there say they feel abandoned. a bbc investigation has found more than £200 million of funding intended to help school children in
as they will be able to from wednesday in london, at westminster hall, from where the king has just departed, now travelling by road to his fight to scotland. with me is our chief political correspondent nick eardley. we continue to watch the pictures of the car are taking the king on his journey to edinburgh. nick was at that service in the houses of parliament. another very important moment of the ceremony and the passing of the baton from one monarch to another stop you we will see a lot of that. the king now travels to edinburgh, are see a lot of that. the king now travels to edinburgh, travels to edinburgh, are very visual embodiment travels to edinburgh, are very visual embodiment of- travels to edinburgh, are very visual embodiment of how - travels to edinburgh, are very| visual embodiment of how the travels to edinburgh, are very - visual embodiment of how the uk s constitutional setup works. it king is going to parliament, getting that address from the speakers of
he will process behind the queen. this will be very special, given the special place of scotland in royal hearts. , ., special place of scotland in royal hearts. , hearts. yesterday we saw, as the coffin was hearts. yesterday we saw, as the coffin was taken hearts. yesterday we saw, as the coffin was taken from hearts. yesterday we saw, as the coffin was taken from balmoral. hearts. yesterday we saw, as the | coffin was taken from balmoral to edinburgh on the slowjourney, taking around six hours with people lining the route along the way, that really underlining how she sought scotland and how the scottish people in those areas where she was so well known felt about her. known felt about her. absolutely. it was incredibly known felt about her. absolutely. it was incredibly moving known felt about her. absolutely. it was incredibly moving yesterday. i was incredibly moving yesterday. every step of the way. that s journey was more than six hours, 170 miles long. there were