Political scientists: "Navalny has succeeded as a political figure"

A round-table discussion on the forthcoming elections for the mayor of the Russian capital "Mayoral Elections: sociological and expert forecasts." At the event the results of the polls were announced, according to which in the electoral rating there is an now undisputed leader – Acting Mayor Sergei Sobyanin – with 54% willing to vote for him next Sunday. Second place is taken by the well-known opposition leader Alexei Navalny, with 9% of potential votes. The guilty verdict in the "Kirovles" case contributed to Navalny’s success: his fame grew from 71% to 80%. Third place is retained by the candidate from the Communist Party Ivan Melnikov, whose position in the last ten days doubled, from 2% to 4% of people ready to vote for him. Invited experts have rated the preferences of people in Moscow and made their predictions about how the campaign will evolve. Political analysts agreed that today's favourite, Sergei Sobyanin, will win with a wide margin, but the main plot now is who gets second place.