Moscow: Allies of the criticism of Kremlin who were imprisoned by Alexei Navalny accused the Apple and Google “sensors” on Friday after they removed the opposition voting application at the beginning of the three-day parliamentary elections in Russia.
Polls opened throughout the extensive country on Friday after a year that experienced a buildup of the opponent of President Vladimir Putin.
When the voters started walking towards the cold Moscow election on the MOSKOW morning, the opposition said the “smart voting” application that gave advice on how to choose to have been removed from the Apple and Google application shop.
“They gave up on the Kremlin extortion,” Leonid Volkov, aide who was exiled with Navalny, said on the telegram, after Moscow accused the Giant of the US Election Technology and demanded that they remove the application.
Navalny Ally Ivan Zhdanov accused the company of “embarrassment of political sensors”, posting the screenshot on Twitter from email from Apple who said the application was removed because the Navalny organization was declared “extremist”.
Kremlin welcomed moved, said the technology giant had adjusted to the “letter and the spirit” of Russian law.
This application instructed Russia about how to strategically choose to defeat politicians from the Russian Putin Party, after the critical candidate Kremlin was largely prohibited in voting.
The election for seats in the Duma of the lower state of the Duma, which lasted until Sunday, came after a year that had seen Navalny imprisoned, many of his allies arrested and his organization was banned.
In a video before the vote, Putin said he relied on voters to make a decision “responsible, balanced and patriotic”.
While the 68-year-old player remains widely popular, United Russia has seen a decline in popularity as a living standard in the economic downturn induced by a pandemic.
Russia has also struggled to load Coronavirus, with even Putin in isolation this week after a large outbreak in the inner circle.
United Russia is a poll in less than 30 percent on the night of the voice, but it is still widely expected to maintain the majority in the Duma due to lack of alternatives.
The “Smart Voting” campaign Navalny guides voters where candidates to support have the best hope for denying Russian seats.
In this election, most of the voting lists consist of Communist Party candidates.
Zhdanov said on Twitter that his team considered demanding Apple and Google to transfer their applications, but for now focusing on other ways to get out.
He posted a link to Google Documents with recommended candidates and the Navalny team released a video on Youtube which showed the name.
With the sound detained for three days, limited election observation and electronic voting options, criticism said there would be some checks on the performance of the Kremlin Party.
Voters make their way to the voting station.
“If we sit at home, nothing will change,” said 55-year-old Alexander Shirokov, who threw his voice letter in the far Vladivostok city.
Some young voters in Moscow told AFP they hoped that new faces would be able to join Duma.
“I think this is the right time for people who are worthy to win,” said Sofia Makarova, a 22-year-old Barista.
Sergei Ryzhov, a construction worker, said that while the majority of Russia will choose United Russia, “competition”.
Russian authorities announced voting will be held for three days to reduce the risk of the Coronavirus, but the opposition said that it would create a greater opportunity to improve the results.
The organization for security and cooperation in Europe – which often monitors elections throughout the Soviet Union – said last month would not send observers because the number limit was imposed by Moscow.
Fraud claims that were widespread during parliamentary elections in 2011 triggered a large demonstration, but political observers did not expect the protest this time.
“Once the selection of the Duma ended, protests were impossible, because the opposition and civil society experienced demoralization,” Andrei Kolesnikov wrote, an analyst at the Carnegie Moscow Center.
Besides being united Russia, 13 other parties are running in elections.
Of the 450 Duma members, 225 was chosen through the party list and the rest through a single member district.
The ‘censored’ anti-kremlin application on the first day of Russian voting
