Long queues at 12pm in some polling stations in Moscow. A queue of several hundred people had formed on the historic Arbat Street around midday.

The police, present in force, limit themselves to monitoring the situation and regulating the flow of voters. Various media and social media also show queues at other polling stations, including one in St. Petersburg. (HANDLE) Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA. Last hour. Long queues are forming in front of several polling stations.