Politics● ElevatedSep 11 · Sep 11, 2026, 4:11 PM
Elections in Russia: the 1001 tricks to remove inconvenient candidates
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Eastern Europe
The Russian authorities are using dubious claims to disqualify candidates previously cleared to run in the parliamentary election from September 18 to 20. The war in Ukraine is making the Kremlin even more cautious about who is allowed to campaign.
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