Yulia Navalny, the widow of the dead Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, called on Russians on Wednesday to express their opposition to Vladimir Putin on Sunday, March 17, the third and final day of the Russian presidential election that will bring him a new mandate. in the absence of real opposition candidates, reports AFP.

“You can vote for any candidate except Putin, you can cancel your ballot, you can write ‘Navalny’ in capital letters,” she urged in a YouTube video, calling the presidential election “a masquerade,” according to Agerpres.

“We must come to the polling station on the same day and at the same time, March 17 at noon,” said the widow of Navalny, whose funeral last week drew thousands of people in Moscow.

“We can come and see that we are many and we are strong against war, corruption and lawlessness,” she continued.

The idea belongs to Oleksiy Navalny

This idea was voiced at the beginning of February by Oleksiy Navalny, who said from his detention that “this can be a vivid demonstration of the state of mind in the country.”

According to Yulia Navalnya, “this is a very simple and safe action” that “cannot be banned” by the authorities.

In the same message, Yulia Navalna thanked the thousands of supporters who honored the memory of her husband last Friday during the funeral and later at the grave.

“These images are imbued not only with pain and sadness, but also with hope,” she said, saluting “our country’s bravest, most honest people.”

“There are many of us, and as long as we are together, nothing is finished,” Navalny said in his message.

“Next to you, there are probably many people who are against Putin and against the war. And if we come at the same time, our voice against Putin will sound much stronger,” she urged.

During this time, the Kremlin assures that Russians have massively “united” around President Putin, who is expected to be re-elected in the elections to be held on March 15-17.