Alexei Navalny calls for boycott of next year’s vote after election commission’s decisionRussian election officials on Monday formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president, prompting calls from him for a boycott of next year’s vote. The central election commission decided unanimously that the anti-corruption crusader is not eligible to run. Incumbent Vladimir Putin is running for a fourth term in office and is widely expected to win the 18 March election. In a pre-recorded messaged that was released minutes after the election commission handed down the decision, Navalny called on his supporters to boycott the vote. Navalny's army: the Russians risking all to oppose Vladimir Putin Read more“The procedure that we’re invited to take part is not an election,” he said.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2017 15:45 UTC