Boris Nadezhdine, the only candidate to oppose Vladimir Putin in Russia, announced Thursday that his candidacy for the presidential election in March had been rejected. He has indicated that he wants to challenge the rejection of his candidacy in court, but his chances of success are almost zero.
The Electoral Commission criticizes Boris Nadejdine for not having collected 100,000 valid signatures from voters supporting him to be able to run for president. The Kremlin has not hidden its disdain for this personality who, in the political context in Russian, appears as an opponent.