Alexey Navalny, a jailed Kremlin critic, has endorsed a strategy calling for Russians who oppose Putin to vote at noon on March 17. Navalny, conveying his message through his supporters, questioned the authorities' ability to counteract the collective action. Concurrently, Boris Nadezhdin, an anti-war politician, has gathered enough signatures to challenge Putin in the upcoming election. Despite his increasing popularity, from 1% to 10%, Russian election officials have found 'errors' in his bid, raising suspicions of deliberate obstacles. Nadezhdin's candidacy, unlikely to win, has nonetheless become a symbol of protest.
Backing Boris Nadezhdin is a form of protest in Russia. He doesn’t have a chance of winning. But the images of people queuing up for hours in the winter cold to support his candidacy add up to a political event in themselves https://t.co/2zIbTpQrTX 👇
NEW: Russian election officials say ‘errors’ in Putin challenger’s bid https://t.co/YtyJmNkW3I
My interview with Boris Nadezhdin, the anti-war politician who wants to challenge Putin and whose ratings are up from 1% to 10% . “If my rating was still 1%, I would definitely be registered, because I wouldn’t pose any danger," he said. https://t.co/hfXPyBHGYD
Shock headline of the day: ‘Russia finds “errors” in paperwork of candidate hoping to stand against Putin’.
Meet Boris Nadezhdin, Vladimir Putin’s brave challenger. With his owlish appearance, he epitomises the peaceful and ordinary life that has been uprooted by the military operation that Russians are not allowed to call a war https://t.co/g5Zt51aA4V 👇
Russia finds ‘errors’ in paperwork of candidate hoping to stand against Putin https://t.co/iQCbeMILad
Russian war critic poses an awkward challenge for Putin and the Kremlin as the election nears https://t.co/ddVyytJGft
Anti-War Putin Rival Says He Has Enough Signatures To Run For President https://t.co/qIz8c5iC6O https://t.co/P1fDBgHegB
⚠️ NAVALNY ASKS RUSSIANS TO PROTEST AGAINST PUTIN BY ALL VOTING AT NOON (Reuters) Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Thursday urged Russians to protest against President Vladimir Putin on election day in March by all turning out to vote at noon. Posting via his supporters… https://t.co/peX6efv2Pw
Alexey Navalny has endorsed a strategy that calls for all Russians who oppose Putin to go to the polls at noon on March 17. “What can they do? Close the polling booths at 12:00? Write down the names of everyone who showed up at noon?” he wrote. https://t.co/nXCUPoR654