Russian Anti-War Politician Ends Run for Parliament, Citing Legal Setbacks
He said a travel ban, a foreign agent designation and a fine left him unable to campaign legally or protect supporters.
- Anti-War politician Boris Nadezhdin announced on Sunday he is ending his involvement in opposition politics, citing mounting pressure from Russian authorities that left him no choice.
- Authorities designated Nadezhdin a "foreign agent," barring him from collecting signatures for State Duma elections, while reports indicate a travel ban stems from a year-old bankruptcy case.
- On Friday, a Moscow region judge fined Nadezhdin 1,000 rubles for sharing a video link containing an image of the late opposition activist Alexei Navalny, whom authorities list as a terrorist and "extremist."
- "I am not willing to put at risk those who support me," Nadezhdin said on Sunday, confirming his team will not submit collected signatures to protect his family and campaign staff.
- Nadezhdin gained prominence during a failed 2024 presidential bid to unseat President Vladimir Putin on a pro-peace platform, having previously served as a State Duma lawmaker and advisor to Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov.
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De MorgenNo Long Lines for Nadezhdin This Time: Russian Opposition Politician Fined and Barred From Elections
Boris Nadezhdin gives up two months before the parliamentary election in Russia. The anti-war politician, branded as an "foreign agent" and sentenced to a fine, withdraws his candidacy. Putin's regime no longer tolerates moderate opponents like him.
Anti-war Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin has announced his retirement from politics. He said he had no other choice due to mounting pressure from Russian authorities. Nadezhdin, 63, was fined on Friday for allegedly displaying “extremist” symbols. He had previously been briefly detained and placed on a list of so-called foreign agents, measures that prevent him from collecting signatures needed to run in September’s State Duma elections.
The Russian opposition politician and war opponent Nadezhdin renounces a candidacy in the parliamentary election in September.
Russian anti-war politician ends run for parliament, citing legal setbacks
Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian anti-war politician who had hoped to stand in parliamentary elections later this year, has announced he is ending his role in opposition politics for now, blaming what he said were politically-motivated legal setbacks.
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