Opposition turns out en masse to remember assassination of liberal leader Boris Nemtsov
An opposition supporter carries a placard depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin during a march in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, in Moscow, Russia, February 29 2020. Picture: DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP
Organisers, including the country’s most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, called for a mass turnout to show Putin that he must not consider staying in power by any means when his mandate ends in 2024. Analysts see the plan as beginning preparations for succession when Putin’s fourth presidential term ends in 2024, while the opposition says the Kremlin strongman wants to remain leader for life. “I think that this is a crime, that it is mocking the constitution,” said Semyon Pevzner, a pensioner aged 75. “The only aim is to stay in power by any means possible.”
Kseniya Telmanova, a 21-year-old student, reflected that Putin had been president for her whole life, except her first few months. “Probably those were the best months of my life,” she said, laughing. “The leaders should fear the fact they can lose power.”Get our news and views in your inbox About 2,000 people gathered for a similar demonstration in Russia’s second city of Saint Petersburg on Saturday, clutching flowers, portraits of Nemtsov and banners reading: “They feared you Boris”.
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