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submitted 10 months ago by breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

Russia’s elections commission has said it found “dead souls” among the more than 100,000 signatures of support submitted by Boris Nadezhdin, the sole anti-war candidate in next month’s presidential election, in a sign that he could be disqualified from a carefully managed ballot meant to deliver victory for Vladimir Putin.

Nadezhdin, a veteran politician who has associated with Kremlin insiders and the opposition to Putin, has been waging a last-minute campaign to get on the ballot for the election, with thousands of Russians standing for hours in the freezing cold to add their signature in his support.

While Nadezhdin has not yet been disqualified, Friday’s briefing at the central elections commission indicated that he could be removed in the run-up to the vote. He has been summoned to the commission on Monday for a review of the “errors” among his signatures.

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[-] Flying_Dutch_Rudder@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

If I ever ran opposed to Putin, I would never leave the ground floor. Can fall out of a window that’s 5 feet off the ground. Stairs just wouldn’t exist in my world.

[-] smeenz@lemmy.nz 3 points 10 months ago

Let me introduce you to "basements"

[-] febra@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I'd also avoid any kind of tea. Tea in Russia has been known to come with a complementary side dish of plutonium

[-] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

That’s England.

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