While the results show an overwhelming majority of Russians have backed a proposed broad package of amendments to the country’s constitution, many leading opposition figures have immediately cried foul.
Moscow protest leader Alexei Navalny rejected the legitimacy of the plebiscite and asked his followers not to engage in “despair and anxiety,” but instead to focus on “mobilization.” The populist activist, who has attempted to appeal to both nationalists and liberals, is prominent in the Western media’s coverage of Russia.
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