Supporters of incumbent Vladimir Putin vote to officially nominate him for presidency in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. Putin is set to easily win a fourth term in office in the March 18 election, with his approval ratings topping 80 percent. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press)MOSCOW — The Kremlin hinted Tuesday at possible legal repercussions for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny over his calls for a boycott of the March presidential election. Russian law doesn’t specifically prohibit someone from calling for an election boycott, but authorities last year blocked access to several websites that did so. In his only official campaign before his first conviction took effect, Navalny garnered 30 percent of the vote in the race for Moscow mayor in 2013.

Source: Washington Post December 26, 2017 04:29 UTC