Putin critic Alexei Navalny barred from running in 2018 Russian election

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Putin critic Alexei Navalny barred from running in 2018 Russian election

Vladimir Putin’s biggest political opponent Alexei Navalny has been formally blocked from running against the Russian President in next year’s presidential election.

Russia's central election commission said he had been ruled out because he was subject to a suspended prison sentence.

The decision, which was widely expected, comes after the Russian opposition leader's supporters turned out in their thousands across the country to endorse the politician on Sunday.

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