Russians form long queues at polling stations in ‘noon against Putin’ protest

Voters in some cities answer Yulia Navalnaya's call to turn up at midday to signal dissent against president

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Long queues formed at several polling stations in Moscow and other Russian cities as people took up a call from Alexei Navalny's widow to head to the polls at noon on Sunday in a symbolic show of dissent against Vladimir Putin's all but certain re-election as president.

In the run-up to the three-day presidential elections, Yulia Navalnaya urged her supporters to protest against Putin by appearing en masse at midday on Sunday in a legal show of strength against the longtime Russian leader.