Putin challenger Boris Nadezhdin barred from Russia's election - BBC News

Russia's election commission has rejected anti-war challenger Boris Nadezhdin as a presidential candidate.

2 hours agocommentsCommentsShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, MAXIM SHIPENKOV/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockImage caption, Boris Nadezhdin has vowed to challenge the election commission's rejection in Russia's Supreme CourtBy Paul KirbyBBC NewsRussia's election commission has rejected anti-war challenger Boris Nadezhdin as a candidate in next month's presidential vote.

Mr Nadezhdin has been relatively critical of Vladimir Putin's full-scale war in Ukraine when few dissenting voices have been tolerated in Russia.

Election authorities claimed more than 15% of the signatures he submitted with his candidate application were flawed.

He had tried to challenge this, but the commission rejected his bid.

Refusing to give up, Mr Nadezhdin, 60, said on social media that he would challenge the decision in Russia's Supreme Court.

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