Navalny's Bid for Presidency Shut Down by Russia's Election Commission

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s presidential bid has been shut down by Russia's election commission, ending the vocal Kremlin critic’s chances of challenging President Vladimir Putin in the elections next March. Since announcing his bid last year, Navalny has built a national network of supporters — with 83 regional offices across the country and almost 200,000 volunteers. During his official nomination as a candidate by supporters on Sunday, he said he intended to challenge and defeat Putin in the presidential elections next year.
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