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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,212 posts) Mon Dec 25, 2017, 03:15 PM Dec 2017

Putin critic Navalny barred from Russian presidential election

Russia's central election commission voted on Monday to bar opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running in a presidential election next year, saying he was ineligible because of a past criminal conviction.

The commission said the conviction — for which Navalny received a suspended sentence and which he has repeatedly described as politically-motivated — meant he could not run for president in March.

Twelve members of the 13-member commission voted to bar Navalny. One member of the commission abstained, citing a possible conflict of interest.

Polls show President Vladimir Putin is on course to be comfortably re-elected, meaning he could remain in power until 2024.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-critic-navalny-barred-from-russian-presidential-election/ar-BBHkOBM?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=edgsp

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Putin critic Navalny barred from Russian presidential election (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 OP

Mr. Navalny Leghorn21 Dec 2017 #1

Authoritarian dictators don't like to be challenged. democratisphere Dec 2017 #2

It's like looking into our own future. Hugin Dec 2017 #3

Rigged by Russians!1 Not a joke. UTUSN Dec 2017 #4

blueprint for trump AlexSFCA Dec 2017 #5

Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)

1. Mr. Navalny

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Mon Dec 25, 2017, 03:19 PM

Dec 2017

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

2. Authoritarian dictators don't like to be challenged.

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Mon Dec 25, 2017, 03:55 PM

Dec 2017

Our authoritarian dictator will be no different.

Hugin

(33,207 posts)

3. It's like looking into our own future.

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Mon Dec 25, 2017, 04:09 PM

Dec 2017

Disturbing. Very disturbing.

UTUSN

(70,744 posts)

4. Rigged by Russians!1 Not a joke.

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Mon Dec 25, 2017, 05:46 PM

Dec 2017

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

5. blueprint for trump

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Mon Dec 25, 2017, 05:50 PM

Dec 2017

having a loyal fbi, loyal SC and justice dept plus state supported tv and radio is all that is needed to turn US into russia style autoritarian oligarchy. We are strikingly close to that reality and only 1-2 SC justices away from it. Remember, the constitution is only as good as judges who interpret it.

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