POLITICAL PROTEST
Opposition politician Boris #Nadezhdin, who tried unsuccessfully to run against Vladimir #Putin in a presidential election last year, led a protest outside the Duma on Tuesday and promised to continue protesting the bill's passage through the upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, before it becomes law on September 1.
"These amendments have caused a level of resistance in Russian society that has not been seen for a long time," Nadezhdin said, pointing to the surprisingly high number of lawmakers voting against the proposed legislation in the Duma, which rarely sees serious dissent.
The law was approved with 68% of the vote. There were 67 votes against the legislation, or 14.9%, and 22 abstentions.
($1 = 78.3500 roubles)
Insightful episode, reflecting in particular on the importance of numbers. #putin's absurd "election" result is meant to show that those with opposition views are isolated and marginal, yet people saw each other in the lines for #Nadezhdin and #Navalny.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VyV5jNZMLfMv8J66gjgC1?si=af13OQUSSdS2baRD0ezA9Q
Почти 90% за Путина выглядят совсем уж неправдоподобно. Зачем нужен такой «рекорд»? Это новый этап путинизма?

Listen to this episode from Вид на Кремль on Spotify. По итогам так называемых выборов в России, как считает ЦИК, за Путина проголосовали почти 90% россиян. Это ставит его в один ряд с диктаторами постсоветских стран: Александром Лукашенко, Исламом Каримовым и Нурсултаном Назарбаевым.  Движение в защиту прав избирателей «Голос» заявило, что в России еще никогда не было «президентской кампании, которая настолько не соответствовала бы конституционным стандартам».  Итоги этой кампании подводим в совместном эпизоде подкастов «Вид на Кремль» и «Что случилось». Владислав Горин, Александра Прокопенко и Андрей Перцев обсуждают:  87% — результат, в который трудно поверить даже некоторым сторонникам Путина. Будут ли у этого какие-то последствия? Как в Кремле восприняли акцию «Полдень против Путина»? А протестное голосование за Владислава Даванкова? Почему на пресс-конференции после выборов Путин подробно говорил о Навальном и даже впервые назвал его фамилию? 🎧 Сегодняшний эпизод выходит сразу в двух фидах — «Что случилось» и «Вид на Кремль». Подписывайтесь на оба подкаста, чтобы быть в курсе новостей и лучше понимать политическую повестку. А если у вас есть вопросы и комментарии, пишите нам на [email protected]. Подкаст выходит при поддержке организации «Репортеры без границ» (Швеция).Как поддержать нашу редакцию — даже если вы в России и вам очень страшно

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Head of former Russian anti-war presidential candidate’s campaign arrested …

For posting a rainbow flag emoji

Boris Nadezhdin, was arrested March 13 & sentenced to 6 days in prison for “propagating extremist #LGBT

#Nadezhdin’s said the charge stemmed from a message Krasnov sent on the messaging app that contained the rainbow flag emoji

Other former members of the team were also arrested.

https://kyivindependent.com/rfe-rl-head-of-former-russian-anti-war-presidential-candidate-nadezhdins-campaign-arrested/

#rainbow #RainbowFlag #emoji #Russia #crimes #prison #extremist

RFE/RL: Head of former Russian anti-war presidential candidate's campaign arrested

Boris Nadezhdin's team posted pictures of the court ruling on Telegram, which said that the charge stemmed from a message that Igor Krasnov sent on the messaging app that contained the rainbow flag emoji.

The Kyiv Independent

Russia’s Supreme Court on February 21 threw out anti-war presidential candidate Boris #Nadezhdin’s latest appeal of the Central Election Commission’s (TsIK) decision to bar him from next month’s presidential election.

The Uzbekistan-born 60-year-old academic and former lawmaker had appealed the Central Election Commission’s final decision to bar him from the election.

TsIK, which routinely refuses to register would-be opposition candidates on the pretext that they submitted an insufficient number of valid signatures, disqualified thousands of signatures Nadezhdin's representatives gathered across the country to reach the 100,000-signature threshold needed to be registered as a candidate.

Last week the same court rejected two other appeals he filed over TsIK decisions related to the collection of signatures on petitions to register his candidacy. The decision on February 21 can be appealed to the Appeal Board of the Supreme Court.
Russian elections are tightly controlled by the Kremlin and are neither free nor fair but are viewed by the government as necessary to convey a sense of legitimacy.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-supreme-court-appeal-nadezhdin-election/32829618.html

Supreme Court Rejects Nadezhdin's Latest Appeal Over Decision To Bar Him From Russian Presidential Vote

Russia's Supreme Court on February 21 threw out anti-war presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin's appeal of the Central Election Commission's decision to bar him from next month's presidential election.

RFE/RL

About Navalny news.

There are many new articles about Navalny's life and death. About how he was so "great" and against putin.... #ukraine #russia #war #navalny #nadezhdin #Ukraine_UA

https://kbin.social/m/Ukraine_UA/t/840027

About Navalny news. - Україна Ukraine - kbin.social

There are many new articles about Navalny's life and death. About how he was so "great" and against putin....

NO CHANCE AGAINST PUTIN: BORIS NADEZHDIN GOODBYE. Vlog 598: War in Ukraine
by #AnnafromUkraine
10:11

The Russian central election commission refused to register Boris #Nadezhdin, the only remaining partially anti-war presidential candidate in russia.

🇺🇦
Anna Danylchuk is a professor of linguistics at Volyn National University in Lutsk, she vlogs every day, giving a perspective of an Ukrainian from inside war-torn #Ukraine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPkHfm4uJNI

#russia
#Ukrainerussiawar
#NAFO

2/ #Davankov said that he wants to invite Boris #Nadezhdin, to include some of his theses in his election program, which will be presented on Feb 15.

#Nadezhdin's called the invasion of #Ukraine a mistake and called for peace talks, while also openly criticizing Vladimir #Putin, something other candidates have been hesitant to do. The Central Election Commission refused him, claiming that there were many defects in the signatures he collected.

https://www.svoboda.org/a/vtsiom-davankov-na-vtorom-meste-po-reytingu-posle-putina/32813742.html

ВЦИОМ: Даванков на втором месте по рейтингу после Путина

Агентство утверждает, что за Путина готовы проголосовать 75% избирателей

Радио Свобода

@Free_Press

Yesterday - Putins biggest political challenger Boris #nadezhdin was banned from running in the Presidential Elections

Sure, this is just a coincidence..

#Moscow #Putin #Russia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/08/russian-anti-war-candidate-boris-nadezhdin-says-he-is-barred-from-election

Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin banned from election

Kremlin claims to have followed all the rules after announcement of widely-touted decision to ban veteran politician

The Guardian
#Putin 'challenger' Boris #Nadezhdin barred from #Russia 's election
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68237791
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Putin challenger Boris Nadezhdin barred from Russia's election

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

BBC News