Thousands protest in Moscow after opposition figures barred from city council ballot
As many as 25,000 protesters rallied in central Moscow Saturday to protest the refusal by city election officials to allow several opposition figures to run for the Moscow city council. Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition figure, told a roaring crowd he will call for a protest next Saturday in front of Moscow city hall, near the Kremlin, if the barred candidates were still not allowed to register and “we won’t leave.” While Saturday's protest at Trubanaya Square was officially sanctioned, a march outside the mayor's office ...
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