INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Anti-war presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin said Thursday that he will not submit signatures endorsing his candidacy that were collected
abroad to Russia's election authorities.According to Russian election laws, a presidential hopeful running from a party not represented in
parliament must collect 100,000 unique signatures endorsing his or her candidacy
Nadezhdin, who hopes to run as an independent candidate from the Civic Initiative party, has seen a surge of support in recent weeks, as
added that his campaign had collected more than 200,000 signatures of endorsement, which is double the amount required for him to run in
left the country after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago, while thousands more fled when President Vladimir Putin
mobilization, return Russian soldiers home and free political prisoners if elected.Russians both at home and abroad view endorsing his
said Wednesday it does not view Nadezhdin as a serious rival to Putin, who is widely expected to win his fifth overall presidential term.
