Russia bans Katerina Duntova from running against Putin in presidential election
Kyiv • UNN
Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova has been removed from the presidential race in Russia due to alleged violations. She plans to appeal the decision.
Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova has been disqualified as a candidate in the next presidential election in Russia, which will prevent her from running against Vladimir Putin. This is reported by Reuters, reports UNN.
Details
Members of the Russian Central Election Commission unanimously voted to reject her candidacy, citing "numerous irregularities" in the documents she submitted in support of her candidacy.
Dunttsova, 40, wrote on Telegram that she would appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, calling it unreasonable and undemocratic.
This political decision deprives us of the opportunity to have our own representative and express views that differ from the official aggressive discourse
Context
Ekaterina Duntova is a journalist and coordinator of a volunteer search and rescue team, and has worked as a deputy of the Rzhev City Council. She announced her decision to run for president on November 16. She announced her decision to run for president on November 16, explaining that "the last ten years ten years, the country has been moving in the wrong direction: the course is not for development, but destruction". Dunttsova stands for an end to hostilities, democratic reforms, and the release of political prisoners.
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