[BobL]

“Authorities could refuse to put him on the ballot, by deeming some of his signatures invalid, they said, or find some other means to influence him, such as the threat of prison.”

I tell you, Russia is a TOTALLY BACKWARDS COUNTRY. In a FREE COUNTRY, like the United States, the people in power would NEVER dream of doing that.

Glad I don’t live there.

[Navy Patriot]

(Ouch!)

[AdmSmith]

Boris Nadezhdin told the BBC he was unlikely to win 17 March elections but Mr Putin would not last six more years. His team says he has gathered more than 100,000 signatures, enough to stand as a candidate.

He believes he will be allowed to stand in the elections, although unconfirmed sources say anti-war candidates will be barred.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68095968

100,000 is a lot, we will see how it goes and which paragraphs will be used if he is not allowed to stand.