A former TV journalist is barred from standing by officials due to "mistakes" on her application form.

Independent politician Yekaterina Duntsova wanted to run on a platform to end the war with Ukraine.

But the electoral commission voted unanimously to reject her candidacy three days after her application, citing 100 “mistakes” on her form.

Ms Duntsova said she would appeal the decision at the Supreme Court.

The commission said 29 people have so far filed to run for the presidency. But after today’s decision, Mr Putin remains the only candidate to be able to register as a candidate.

  • kaibae@lemmy.world
    30·
    11 months ago

    Ah yes, “elections” in Russia for “president.” Coming soon to the US if Republicans get their way.

    • cvozbosher@lemmy.ml
      62·
      11 months ago

      You obviously have no idea what you’re talking about. Current polling has major regions in russia polling 113% of the popular vote to putin. Do your research.

      • corrupts_absolutely@sh.itjust.works
        5·
        11 months ago

        you wouldnt believe how staunchly those kind of polls are quoted to prove the popular support of the regime in online(and offline) discussions here and beyond the border

  • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    11 months ago

    Ha. ha. ha.

    No, I was totally after voiting for her, and was in a pool of her initial signings. But having that toothless candidate who’s just for the peaceful sky and everything being nice, and progressive, just declined,

    a candidate that could’ve been collected like 5% on votes in march,

    it shows, how fragile and scared these apparatchiks, or rather chekists are.

    They want none even questioning war. They fear Tikhanovskaya 2.0, everyone cooperating against the regime under one, any banner, their campaign as a general protest. Just as a possibility.

    I don’t feel like her campaign could do that much, or even a fraction of what fearless, furious belarusian bastards did in 2020 before russian corps got involved

    (and you need to fucking note it, and pay for the first round for them if you meet any),

    but even that little is scary to them. And it speaks volumes more than any queries into public opinion done in decaying police state with a raging propaganda.

    I don’t want to be too positive about that and say tis’ are bad news, but also a slight promise of good news, or something. At many points before like in 2011 I hoped that’s the time the straw would break a donkey’s back, and they just kept on going.

    But she’s no Navalny, no Nemtsov, just a nobody, and they shut her off. And it means something.

  • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    11 months ago

    There generally aren’t happy endings for Russian leaders. So there’s that.

  • kashara@lemmy.zip
    118·
    11 months ago

    What a terrible and dangerous man the Putin is. He really wants Russia to win the war. The Putin wants Russia to become stronger and better for the russians. Man, can you imagine this? What a strange president.

  • salvador@lemmy.world
    222·
    11 months ago

    Just like Biden who also fights Trump who’s also an anti-war cantidate.