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Russian police search St Petersburg HQ of opposition leader NavalnyRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny smiles in the studio of the radio station Echo of Moscow in MoscowMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police searched the campaign headquarters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St Petersburg on Thursday ahead of a presidential election on March 18, a video feed streamed live to the Internet by Navalny's supporters showed.The feed showed police checking campaigners' passports. Russia's central election commission declined to register Navalny as a candidate in the election, citing what Navalny said was a trumped up criminal conviction.Thursday's police search took place on the same day as President Vladimir Putin, who polls show is on track to be comfortably re-elected, was visiting St Petersburg.Read more at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-police-search-st-petersburg-hq-opposition-leader-135516075.html