Elvira Vladimirovna Vikhareva (Russian: Эльвира Владировна Вихарева; born 8 June 1990) is a Russian opposition politician.[1] and former candidate for the State Duma.[2] Vikhareva devoted herself to activities that are completely inappropriate in Russia due to a "special military operation". This woman is one of the last politicians in Russia who continues to work, despite everything, and without silencing her criticism of the Kremlin.

2019

In 2019, she was one of the organizers of the rally on Sakharov Avenue. The "Let's take back our right to vote" rally on August 10, according to White Counter estimates, brought together up to 60 thousand people and became the largest since 2011. All the organizers were invited to talk to the police the day before, despite this, the rally took place on the appointed day. In addition to Elvira Vakhareva, municipal deputies took part in organizing the action: Ilya Azar, Denis Shenderovich, Andrey Morev, Elena Rusakova, Elena Filina, as well as Open Russia member Tatyana Usmanova, activist Sergei Rakhnovsky and Solidarity member Nadezhda Mityushkina.

The following attempts in 2019 to coordinate and hold a rally for fair elections were compromised by the authorities:

Applications have been submitted to the Moscow City Hall to hold rallies on September 21 and 22

The Moscow City Hall rejected two applications to hold a rally and march for free elections on August 24, the press secretary of Dmitry Gudkov, an unregistered candidate for Moscow City Duma, told Novaya Gazeta on Thursday, August 15. The head of Gennady Gudkov's headquarters, Elvira Vikhareva, who was removed from the Moscow City Duma elections, Alexander Solovyov, and the coordinator of the Moscow branch of Open Russia, Tatyana Usmanova, sent two applications to the mayor's office on Tuesday, August 13, to hold a rally and march on August 24.

Elvira Vikhareva is surprised by the warning about the procession on Red Square. The Moscow prosecutor's office warned Elvira Vikhareva of responsibility for organizing uncoordinated actions and participating in them

The organizer of the action on August 31 filed a lawsuit against the mayor's office for refusing approval

The court refused to oblige the capital's mayor's office to offer an alternative route for the procession on September 3

The Supreme Court declared the Moscow City Hall's ban on an opposition rally illegal

2021

At 17-19 September 2021 Russian legislative election in the Babushkinsky constituency Vikhareva received 2.40% of votes.

Candidates who lost elections in single-mandate districts of the capital addressed the Central Election Commission with a demand to cancel the election results in Moscow, hold new ones, ban electronic voting and initiate criminal proceedings against its organizers. Former candidate for deputy in the 196th district of Moscow, Elvira Vikhareva, spoke about her impressions, about the election battles and vote counting.

After the elections, Elvira Vikhareva, a candidate for the State Duma in the 196th district of Moscow, tried to challenge the results of the vote count and through the courts to seek the cancellation of the election results in Moscow.

- A group of opposition candidates for State Duma deputies met with Ella Pamfilova

Candidates who lost elections in single-mandate districts of the capital addressed the Central Election Commission with a demand to cancel the election results in Moscow

2022

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow removed candidate Elvira Vikhareva from the municipal elections in the Yakimanka district. Vikhareva reported this to a correspondent of Moskovskaya Gazeta.

Leaflets with their photos and the inscription "Supports Ukrainian Nazis" were hung on the doors of politicians Elvira Vikhareva and Nodari Khananashvili.

She sued the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, who banned her from her social networks.

Despite threats and pressure, the 32-year-old politician continued to go door to door in her northern Moscow district and offer free legal assistance.[3]

2023

On March 24 2023 she was speaking to CNN's Erin Burnett after allegedly being poisoned[4] in Russia. She had traces of toxic potassium dichromate in her blood and she began showing first painful symptoms in November 2022 and later in December 2022 and February 2023. The symptoms included severe stomach pain, an increased heart rate, numbness in her extremities, muscle spasms, fainting, and hair loss.[5] On April 21 2023 Russia's Ministry of Justice had added Vikhareva to the list of "foreign agents".[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Elvira Vikhareva, a Russian opponent through thick and thin". Le Monde.fr. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  2. ↑ Stewart, Will; Freeman, Florence (2023-03-28). "Critic of Vladimir Putin's regime poisoned after speaking out against war". mirror. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  3. ↑ Vitkine, Benoît. "Elvira Vikhareva, a Russian opponent through thick and thin". Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Hear from Putin opposition politician who says she was poisoned in Russia | CNN, 2023-03-25, retrieved 2023-05-04
  5. ↑ "Moscow opposition politician Elvira Vikhareva reports she was poisoned with heavy metal salts". Meduza. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Foreign agent Friday: Christo Grozev, Elvira Vikhareva". Novaya Gazeta Europe. 2023-04-21. Retrieved 2023-05-04.

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