Russians queue to register candidate opposed to Ukraine offensive
Under Russian electoral law, Nadezhdin needs 100,000 signatures by the end of January to be allowed to run. His website said he had garnered almost 85,000 on Monday evening.
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Boris Nadezhdin, the Civic Initiative Party presidential hopeful, holds a press conference in Saint Petersburg on January 14, 2024. (Photos by AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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Hundreds of Muscovites queued on Monday in freezing temperatures to register politician Boris Nadezhdin, who has opposed the Ukraine offensive, to challenge President Vladimir Putin at