Communist Bondarenko Barred From Running in State Duma Elections
Election officials said a recent extremist-symbols conviction bars Nikolai Bondarenko from office for a year, removing a popular Communist Party critic from the ballot.
- On Monday, the Central Election Commission removed Communist Party candidate Nikolai Bondarenko from the State Duma ballot, citing his recent conviction for displaying "Extremist" symbols.
- Last month, a Saratov court fined Bondarenko for posting a photo of the late opposition activist Alexei Navalny on Telegram, triggering a one-year ban from running for office under Russian law.
- Twelve commission members voted to approve the removal, while Bondarenko—a former Saratov regional lawmaker and popular YouTuber with more than 2 million subscribers—previously gained national attention for his populist rhetoric.
- The Communist Party accused election officials of blocking the bid because they are "afraid," while opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin faced identical removal over similar Navalny-related charges.
- Separately, the Yabloko party chairman in Yekaterinburg was detained last week on similar "Extremist" charges, illustrating a broader pattern of candidates facing legal hurdles that effectively bar them from office.
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Russia drops Communist Party candidate from State Duma race for posting a photo of Navalny
Russia’s Central Election Commission has canceled the registration of Communist Party candidate Nikolai Bondarenko in the race for the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, the Russian business daily Vedomosti reported. Twelve commission members voted for the decision, and one voted against it.
Sunday at 15:00:. The CEC cancelled the registration of the candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Bondarenko Kiev is preparing food and water supplies for the winter Konstantin Kiselyov, a candidate..
Sunday at 15:00:The CEC cancelled the registration of the candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation BondarenkoKiev is preparing food and water supplies for the winterKonstantin Kiselyov, a candidate for the State Duma from...
Communist Bondarenko Barred From Running in State Duma Elections
Nikolai Bondarenko, a former Saratov regional lawmaker and popular YouTuber with more than 2 million subscribers, was detained and fined last month over an old social media post featuring a photo of the late opposition activist Alexei Navalny.
The Central Electoral Commission cancelled the registration of the CLCF candidate Nikolai Bondarenko, reported ...
The Central Electoral Commission of Russia has denied the registration of a candidate for membership in the State Duma, Nikolai Bondarenko, on the basis of a decision of the Administrative Offences Court; the Central Electoral Commission of Russia has withdrawn the status of a candidate for deputy, Nikolai Bondarenko, on the federal list of CDPF, from TASS; policy information has been removed from party lists on the basis of an official decision…
The reason: posted a photo of Alexei Navalny.
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