Locked out of
forthcoming city council elections,
Moscow’s
opposition politicians
have called upon their supporters to force a rare U-turn from the
Kremlin. By Tuesday afternoon,
almost all of the independent candidates standing for election had been told
they would not be allowed to run.
In contrast,
the vast majority of the 216 given the green light were supporters of
Vladimir Putin.
Further rulings by local electoral committees tomorrow are not
expected to change the overall picture. Russian authorities
have introduced demanding new rules in the run-up to the 8 September vote. For
the first time, those not running on party lists have been made to collect
signatures from 3 per cent of their electorate. The new regulations
automatically exclude candidates if 10 per cent of their signatures are for
whatever reason deemed invalid...
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/moscow-braces-for-renewed-protests-after-opposition-politicians-excluded-from-city-elections-a9007166.html