[HIGHLIGHTS] Russia: the only opponent in the presidential election, Boris Nadejdine, sees his candidacy rejected

In Russia, the pacifist Boris Nadejdine will not challenge Vladimir Putin in the presidential election next March. The Russian Election Commission invalidated his candidacy.

She cites too many irregularities in 104,000 sponsorship signatures presented by the candidate to justify her decision. “ I will appeal to the Supreme Court,” said Boris Nadeshine, the only opponent in the race for the Russian presidency. For the moment, only representatives of parties represented in the Duma have obtained the right to challenge Putin.