Boris Nadezhdin (Nadezjdin), a Russian presidential candidate who vocally opposes the war in Ukraine is planning to run against Russian President Vladimir Putin in March. Reports indicate he is close to collecting the necessary signatures and overall support is growing.
The question will be whether the Kremlin allows his candidacy to proceed, possibly to give a perception of real elections or find an excuse to disqualify him for the ballot as he garners more support and protest vote becomes more visible.
Several news updates such as
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The electoral commission declared 15% of signatures to be invalid (the allowed maximum is 5%). Nadezhdin wants to dispute the finding, and to complain to the Supreme Court if unsuccessful.
Boris Nadezhdin has collected enough signatures and handled them over today to election officials: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68151965
@wadimiusz thank you! I searched his name on Manifold first to avoid a duplicate question. It seems The Netherlands and Scandinavian countries use Nadezjdin as last name while English speaking countries use Nadezhdin, so I missed that.
https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/putin-utfordres-har-sovet-i-timen/80870733