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February 9, 2024

Russian Election Authorities Bar Opposition Candidate Boris Nadezhdin from Running Against Putin
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Russia's Election Commission has barred antiwar Putin challenger Boris
Nadezhdin from running in next month's presidential election.
Authorities claimed around 15% of the signatures he collected for his
candidate application were invalid, putting him below the threshold for
qualification. Although President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to
win the election, Nadezhdin has emerged as the opposition's best shot.
He's vowed to challenge his disqualification all the way to Russia's
Supreme Court.

Boris Nadezhdin: "You can take me off the elections - OK, you can - but
what will they do with the millions waiting for changes, who disagree
with the course the country is going? That's the problem. These people
are not going anywhere. … I will continue working further. We will be
moving candidates for elections. We will be organizing a widespread
movement."



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