"Go f*** yourself": vote counting in Russian elections ends in a brawl

At a Moscow polling station, deputy head of precinct election commission No. 2752 Alexei Zhuravliskin struck a colleague on the head who was filming the vote count on her phone, following a verbal altercation involving obscene insults. The incident occurred during the count, which, according to the report, is permitted to be recorded.

At Moscow polling station No. 2752, a scuffle broke out during vote counting. Deputy head of the precinct election commission Alexei Zhuravliskin attacked a colleague who was filming the process on her phone. Before the blow, a verbal altercation ensued: Zhuravliskin demanded she stop filming and leave the room, stating that the woman had been told several times not to take photos. Obscene insults and threats were directed at him, including a threat to shove the phone up her backside. The report claims that filming the vote count is permitted by law. The incident occurred against the backdrop of elections in Russia.