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The app uses a random process to suggest a non-Putin candidate to vote for. The idea being to spread out protests votes evenly to avoid suggesting support for
by pimlottc 3y ago
The app uses a random process to suggest a non-Putin candidate to vote for. The idea being to spread out protests votes evenly to avoid suggesting support for any particular alternative candidate.
Navalny himself describes it playfully in his final published letter [0].
0: https://www.memri.org/reports/russian-opposition-leader-alexey-navalnys-final-letter-you-will-prove-there-are-many-russia https://www.memri.org/reports/russian-opposition-leader-alex...