Russian anti-war election candidate barred from running against Putin
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By Sebastian Shukla, Anna Chernova, Clare Sebastian and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin has been barred from standing in Russia’s presidential election next month, in a move that further clears the country’s political landscape of opponents to Vladimir Putin.
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By Sebastian Shukla, Anna Chernova, Clare Sebastian and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin has been barred from standing in Russia’s presidential election next month, in a move that further clears the country’s political landscape of opponents to Vladimir Putin.
Russia's election commission on Thursday blocked pro-peace politician Boris Nadezhdin from running in next month's presidential election, the candidate
Russian officials have blocked pro-peace politician Boris Nadezhdin from next month's presidential election. His campaign to oust President Vladimir Putin from the Kremlin was seen as the opposition's best hope.
Russian opposition lawmaker Boris Nadezhdin had been critical of Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine and vowed to take him on in the country’s presidential election later this year.
Antiwar politician Boris Nadezhdin was rejected as a candidate in next month’s presidential balloting by Russian election officials, a strong signal from the Kremlin that it won't tolerate any public
Russian authorities have barred Boris Nadezhdin, the only anti-war presidential hopeful from running against Vladimir Putin in next month’s presidential election.
Russia's election commission on Thursday blocked pro-peace politician Boris Nadezhdin from running in next month's presidential election, the candidate said in a post on social media.
