A CNN team at a polling station in Moscow said the line grew rapidly over a five to ten minute spell at around noon, and estimated 150 people had arrived.
The CNN team said that police were letting people in batches through the gates to pass through security, with metal detectors and bags being checked inside the building.
I think everybody in this queue knows why.”Voters queue at a polling station in St. Petersburg, Russia, at noon local time on Sunday.
He posted a video of himself voting at a polling station near Moscow.
The Navalny team also posted an image from the city of Novosibirsk with the caption: “Today is #noon.
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