Vote has been hijacked by new front-runner and dictatorship opponent Alexei Navalny, and the dissident could win Mayor of Moscow if Putin stays out

Putin critic set to capture protest vote in Moscow polls

AFP – As Muscovites prepared Saturday to elect a mayor for the first time in a decade, many said they would support a controversial critic of Vladimir Putin who channels public anger against the Kremlin. On Sunday, they will have to choose from six candidates.