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Sergei Sobyanin spoke in Bolotnaya Farewell in Moscow, where a festive concert takes place on the night after the election. “We will win anyway,” said Sobyanin. “We organized the most honest, most open elections in the history of Moscow.” TV presenter Maxim Shevchenko congratulated Sobyanin on the victory from the stage.
The headquarters of Sobyanin said that it was not related to organizing a concert. "This is not a concert in support of Sobyanin, this is the final event of the celebration of the city day. Its organizer is the Federation of Trade Unions of Moscow, we have nothing to do with this," the representative of the headquarters Yevgeny Stepochkin told Moscow News.
Meanwhile, employees of municipal enterprises with banners in support of the current mayor were brought to Bolotnaya. Igor Butman, Valery Syutkin and other famous performers performed at the concert. The event was accompanied by a salute.
Representatives of the headquarters of Alexei Navalny complained to the Central Internal Affairs Directorate at the concert organizers. Moscow law prohibits mass events after 22:00. Meanwhile, the concert on Bolotnaya began at 23 hours. On Monday evening, a rally of Navalny supporters is also agreed there.
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According to the preliminary official results of the elections, Sobyanin is gaining a little more than 50 percent of the vote, Navalny - about 27. Navalny accused the authorities of falsifications. He expressed confidence that Sobyanin could not win in the first round. The elections took place with a record -based low turnout - 33 percent.