The eighth Russian presidential elections are being held amid a noticeable absence of the opposition. It has faced an internal crisis and disagreements that did not allow it to agree on a single candidate to compete with current President Vladimir Putin.
The most prominent Russian opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, will miss the elections after his death in prison on charges of "extremism" The opposition lost one of its most important weapons in confronting the authorities, which is its websites, which have always been the head of conflict in the media war with state institutions.