Russian anti-war candidate blocked from facing Putin in presidential election
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An independent politician who wanted to challenge Russian President Vladimir Putin in next year’s presidential election on a platform to end the Ukraine War has been disqualified.
Duntsova had submitted her application on Wednesday having secured the endorsement of 500 supporters as required by Russian election law. Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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The commission found 100 errors in her nomination papers, including mistakes in the spelling of names, according to a Telegram channel close to Duntsova’s campaign.
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