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Elections in Russia: the 1001 tricks to remove inconvenient candidates

Elections in Russia: the 1001 tricks to remove inconvenient candidatesWorldPing

The Russian authorities are using dubious claims to disqualify candidates previously cleared to run in the parliamentary election from September 18 to 20. The war in Ukraine is making the Kremlin even more cautious about who is allowed to campaign.

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