A rally “For honest elections” was held in Voronezh (photo)

On February 26, the next rally “For Honest Elections” was held in Voronezh. At about two o’clock in the afternoon, people gathered by the Petrovsky Square began the movement to Nikitinskaya Square along the Revolution Avenue.

There were about five hundred people, many have in their hands - homemade posters or banners with the words: “Russia without a bond”, “a crook and a thief should not become president”, “The third term?! For life and with confiscation! ”,“ Thief in the Kremlin? Or in prison? On March 4, you decide, "" Putin in "Fashion" in the Caucasus! That's where - "unclean"! They would take more Mavrodi as a financier! ” Many went and chanted "Russia without Putin!"

There was an abundance of flags-from the red communist to the blue-white “voters League”. Ahead of everyone was a minibus with speakers. Of the speakers - Tsoi songs. The protesters were divided into four columns: civil, democratic, left -wing forces and those who have not decided. All of them were accompanied by police officers who follow the order. The first was the civil column, people carried a huge poster with the inscription "Voronezh for honest elections!"

“Look, there are more police officers than the protesters,” pensioner Ivan Nikolaevich shared his opinion. - And who will you vote for? Do not vote for Putin, he closes the factories. This cannot be allowed to power. ”

The reaction of passing citizens was the most diverse. Someone stopped and watched what was happening, someone photographed, and one young father even explained to his little son that "whoever does not want to work was going to rally."

The rally itself took place near the Proletarian cinema. It began with the line of the famous poem: “Comrade, believe: she will rise, a star of captivating happiness ...” Speech came from an impromptu scene (body body). The topic is one - honest elections are needed, crooks and thieves should not be in power. Not only representatives of parties, public organizations, but ordinary people could say something into the microphone. One of the speakers is Andrei Nasonov, a representative of the Voter League in Voronezh. He touched on the problem very urgent today - the problem of free media: the “New Gazeta” under pressure is forced to stop paying salaries to journalists. The Radio of the Echo of Moscow, the Rain, Independent Newspaper were subjected to serious pressure.

As you know, on March 4, the presidential election will be held, so people were called to go to observers. The protesters expressed their consent with all the acting applause and the chanting of slogans.

About half past four rally ended, and people began to disperse.

The performance of the representative of the Voter League in Voronezh Andrei Nasonov