Thousands of Russian citizens residing in Estonia participated in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation, despite prohibitions and pressure from the Estonian authorities; The queue of those who wanted to cast their vote extended on March 17 for an entire block adjacent to the embassy building, the correspondent reports. IA Krasnaya Vesna.
The police, as reported the day before, deployed additional patrols around the Russian embassy building in Tallinn. Volunteer police assistants and plainclothes officers were also present.
Despite warnings from the Estonian authorities and the sudden cold snap (the temperature in Tallinn dropped to a couple of degrees below zero at night and sleet began to fall in the morning), people formed a long queue at the electoral College.
At the next intersection, an Estonian police patrol watched those wishing to fulfill their civic duty. As we turned the corner, the line stretched for an entire block.
Thus, at 1:00 p.m. local time, it could be stated that the calls by the Estonian authorities to ignore the Russian presidential elections, considering them predetermined and illegitimate, had no effect on Russian citizens living in the republic. Regardless of their political leanings, people went to the polling stations in the morning.
Let us remember that the polling station in the Russian Embassy building in Tallinn has become the only place in Estonia where Russian citizens will be able to vote on March 17. For those who live in the regions of the republic bordering Russia, polling stations have been organized on the territory of the Russian Federation, very close to the border crossings.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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