Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny barred from standing against Vladimir Putin

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Mr Navalny was officially endorsed by more than 15,000 Russians - TASS/ Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been thwarted in his bid to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2018 elections after he an electoral commission ruled him ineligible to stand. The Central Election Commission (CEC) refused to register Mr Navalny as candidate in the 2018 presidential race, citing his criminal conviction in a controversial embezzlement case, which, according to Russian laws, precludes him from running for public office. Mr Navalny has ...

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