Leonid Slutsky, Vladislav Davankov and Nikolai Kharitonov belong to the so-called "systemic" opposition and will not overshadow the master of the Kremlin. The three candidates unambiguously support the Russian invasion of Ukraine and have no illusions about the outcome of a vote that they will accept without flinching.
For nationalists, as for populists, it is a necessary crossing point for electoral representation, says Jean de Gliniasty, research director at Iris and former French ambassador to Russia.