This article is about the post-electoral protests in Russia. For the protests related to the arrest of Alexei Navalny, see 2021 Russian protests.
2021 Russian election protests
Part of opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia
A demonstration at the Pushkinskaya Square, Moscow, on 25 September 2021.
Date
20 September 2021 – late October 2021
Location
Russia
Caused by
Dissatisfaction with the results of elections to the State Duma, in particular electronic voting
Suspicions of election fraud in favor of United Russia
Goals
Cancellation of electronic voting (DEG) results in Moscow
Revision of the results of the 2021 Russian legislative election
Criminal proceedings against Alexey Venediktov[1]
Methods
Protests
Demonstrations
Processions
Picketing
Internet activism
Status
Ended
Parties
Communist Party
Leninist Komsomol
Movement in Support of the Army
Allied CPRF social and political organizations and movements
Left Front
For a New Socialism
Union of Soviet Officers
Revolutionary Workers' Party
Russian Socialist Movement[2]
The Other Russia[3][4] Smart Voting[5]
Government
MVD
Police
Moscow Police
TsIK
Far-right groups
Supported by United Russia LDPR[6]
Lead figures
Valery Rashkin[7] Nikolai Bondarenko Mikhail Lobanov Sergei Udaltsov Nikolay Platoshkin
Vladimir Putin Ella Pamfilova Alexei Venediktov Sergey Shoygu Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Number
25 September Thousands of protesters (according to opposition) 400 people (according to the MVD)[8]
Casualties
Arrested
100 detainees[9]
The 2021 Russian election protests, also known as the "For Fair Elections" protests,[10][11] began in September 2021 due to alleged large-scale electoral fraud of the 2021 Russian legislative election.
^"Коммунисты на митинге в Москве потребовали наказать Венедиктова" (in Russian). «Ura.ru». 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
^http://anticapitalist.ru/2021/09/20/выборы-украдены-эг-фэйк/ Выборы украдены! ЭГ — фэйк
^"В Екатеринбурге задержали нацболов из-за акции против фальсификации на выборах" (in Russian). «ОВД-Инфо». 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
^"Девять нацболов задержали в Екатеринбурге из-за акции против фальсификации на выборах" (in Russian). «Коммерсантъ». 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
^"Кто пришел на митинг КПРФ против результатов выборов". Deutsche Welle.
^Владимир Путин пообщался с лидерами всех пяти партий, прошедших в Государственную думу. Новости. Первый канал (in Russian), retrieved 2021-09-29
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