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Russia bans anti-war candidate from challenging Putin (www.bbc.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Everyone assumed as much. But there is now confirmation that the next election won't be free. It's important to be able to point to specific actions and behavior when saying Russia isn't a free country.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 8 months ago

When has any election in Russia been free since 2000 when he took power?