Anti-war Candidate Barred from Russian Presidential Election, Clearing Path for Putin’s Reelection
Moscow, Russia – Anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin has been disqualified from running in Russia’s upcoming presidential election, further solidifying President Vladimir Putin’s uncontested political landscape. The Central Election Committee (CEC) of Russia made the decision during a ruling on Thursday, after finding that Nadezhdin had collected 95,587 legitimate signatures, 5,000 short of the required 100,000 benchmark. Nadezhdin, a former State Duma MP, had intended to run as an independent candidate from the Civic Initiative party. …