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Kremlin: Russia election boycott campaign may be illegal
Source: Associated Press
Kremlin: Russia election boycott campaign may be illegal
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA
1 hour ago
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin hinted Tuesday at possible legal repercussions for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny over his calls for a boycott of the March presidential election.
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, wouldn’t comment on the Election Commission’s decision to bar Navalny from running but said the “calls for boycott ought to be carefully studied to see if they are breaking the law.”
As expected, Russia’s top election body on Monday formally barred Navalny from a presidential run. Navalny, an anti-corruption campaigner and Putin’s most prominent rival, promptly put out a video statement saying that the ban shows “Putin is terribly scared and is afraid of running against me.” He called on supporters to stay away from the vote in protest.
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Russian law doesn’t specifically prohibit someone from calling for an election boycott, but authorities last year blocked access to several websites that did so.
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By NATALIYA VASILYEVA
1 hour ago
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin hinted Tuesday at possible legal repercussions for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny over his calls for a boycott of the March presidential election.
President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, wouldn’t comment on the Election Commission’s decision to bar Navalny from running but said the “calls for boycott ought to be carefully studied to see if they are breaking the law.”
As expected, Russia’s top election body on Monday formally barred Navalny from a presidential run. Navalny, an anti-corruption campaigner and Putin’s most prominent rival, promptly put out a video statement saying that the ban shows “Putin is terribly scared and is afraid of running against me.” He called on supporters to stay away from the vote in protest.
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Russian law doesn’t specifically prohibit someone from calling for an election boycott, but authorities last year blocked access to several websites that did so.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/ace1ed4068104a329b1deaf38c0c717a/Kremlin:-Russia-election-boycott-campaign-may-be-illegal
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