putin through ponty united russia can you tell us more about this smart voting procedure that alexina vallie had been supporting as part of his plan for the opposition's push in these elections. well if the main goal of these so-called smart voting was to push united russia out of the city council in big cities for example in separate in the state in the us a very square the putin party had a majority by the way it was for the last seat alexina while they had visited before he was poisoned so involved his idea was basically that citizens should vote for all possible parties except of course united russia with these parties should get as little votes as possible and that this strategy actually worked in sent in the us of a risk with the biggest city offset bierria serug a boy core the coordinator often of only so local bureau and a candidate from the local no less if there's 2020 coalition created to confront united one indeed the elections to the city council but that ryan seems to be an exception in all other regions you know that russia is obviously going to be the year yury when we look f

alexina vallie has been fighting for his life in a medically induced coma here in berlin after falling ill in siberia last month has repeatedly disputed allegations that the volney was poisoned. for years alexina vonnie has been fighting to rid russia of what he calls crooks and thieves and you know the united russia party has always won for 20 years and even if they lost using fraud they won anyway. the outspoken opposition figure has organized a numerous anti kremlin protest has been arrested several times for civil disobedience and even attempted to get on the ballot to run for president and 28 he's good with blocked by the courts. but now the lies in an induced coma at a berlin hospital clinging to life german chancellor angela merkel calls the suspected poisoning attempted murder. scene of any of the next in of all me is the victim of a crime he was meant to be silenced and i condemn this and the sharpest possible manner and the name of the entire german government schefter. of all news when a president vladimir putin's fiercest critics jamming up a vocal and growing opposition ag

this is a new era and what we've now come to the conclusion is that it ain't necessarily so and alexina vallie his role in this i mean he is the game changer. is it because he was brought to germany for medical treatment and i'm wondering if he had remained in a siberian hospital would you and i be having this conversation right now. it's such an interesting question i mean i guess the answer is is really unknowable but i have to think you know if you if you i mean germany is now the caretaker for the russian opposition leader he's sitting in a hospital right here in berlin. you know the german medical scientists are bringing all the best knowledge skills expertise to bear to save his life so when you're there when you are as a government are the caretaker of the opposition leader. it has to play a role it has to be a thumb on the scale in terms of. let's call it a catalyst for you know what the american government will ultimately do here do you think the fact the germany one did native to convene as it did last friday to talk about a response the fact that germany went to naida on this is tha

woman named briana taylor a spokeswoman for russian opposition leader alexina volleys says russian authorities seized in the vallies apartment in bank accounts while he was in a coma here in a brewin hospital the ball he was being treated for poisoning an apparent assassination attempt. thailand's parliament has voted to delay making a decision on whether it will amend the constitution that was a key demand of anti-government protesters who have demonstrated outside the building for more than 2 months they say the current constitution gives too much power to war ulysses unelected bureaucrats and the military. one of hong kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists joshua wall was briefly detained on thursday and charged with taking part in an unauthorized demonstration one year ago the 23 year old came to international prominence as a teenage protest leader he was barred from running in district elections last year . defiant and determined after his brief detention joshua won't emerge from custody the high profile dissidents to continue to fight for democracy but the chilling effect generated by the beijing after

called on moscow to cooperate fully in an investigation into the poisoning of russian dissident alexina vallie the alliance has just ended a special meeting convened to discuss the case now. avali seen here investigating corruption in siberia shortly before he fell ill is in a coma and is being treated in a hospital in berlin germany says it has evidence that he was poisoned with a nerve agent that dates from the soviet era. it was secretary general hugh shelton called the case a serious breach of international law that demands an international response made all of us agree that russia on the highest serious questions it must answer the russian government must fully cooperate with the organization for the approval of chemical weapons in portugal international investigation those responsible for this attack must beheld accountable i'm brought to justice and let's get more.