Astrakhan politician, his supporters go on hunger strike
Astrakhan politician, his supporters go on hunger strike
Oleg Shein, member of the leftist A Just Russia party ran in south Russia’s city of Astrakhan mayoral vote on March 4. Official results showed that Shein lost... 10.04.2012, Sputnik International
Oleg Shein, member of the leftist A Just Russia party ran in south Russia’s city of Astrakhan mayoral vote on March 4. Official results showed that Shein lost to United Russia candidate Mikhail Stolyarov, gaining just 30 percent of the vote against the winner's 60 per cent, but Shein’s election team then announced that the poll was marred by numerous violations.
Oleg Shein, member of the leftist A Just Russia party ran in south Russia’s city of Astrakhan mayoral vote on March 4. Official results showed that Shein lost to United Russia candidate Mikhail Stolyarov, gaining just 30 percent of the vote against the winner's 60 per cent, but Shein’s election team then announced that the poll was marred by numerous violations.
Oleg Shein, member of the leftist A Just Russia party ran in south Russia’s city of Astrakhan mayoral vote on March 4. Official results showed that Shein lost to United Russia candidate Mikhail Stolyarov, gaining just 30 percent of the vote against the winner's 60 per cent, but Shein’s election team then announced that the poll was marred by numerous violations.
Shein’s supporters filed an official complaint to the Central Election Commission claiming that violations, including illegal barring of monitors and assaults on them had taken place at 120 polling stations out of 200.
A Just Russia also claimed the results were in Shein’s favor at stations equipped with automatic ballot boxes, concluding manually counted ballots must have been stuffed.
On March 16, Mikhail Stolyarov officially took up the mayor’s post. Oleg Shein and 12 of his supporters went on hunger strike. Subsequently, more people joined them, while some later quit the strike over poor health.
On April 10, several dozen people took to the streets of Astrakhan to express solidarity with former mayoral candidate Oleg Shein and his campaign.
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