Supporters of Alexei Navalny in Mari El failed to coordinate the holding of three pickets with the local authorities. about this Writes "7 × 7".
Officials replied that on October 7, at the indicated time, promotional events were announced at these sites. They suggested that activists hold pickets at local shopping centers and at places “included in the list of single specially designated or adapted places for collective discussion of socially significant issues and expression of public sentiments.”
In August, the administration of Yoshkar-Ola rejected an application from Navalny's campaign headquarters to hold a rally with a campaign cube. As an alternative option, the volunteers were recommended a site located opposite the Markovsky cemetery.