Vladimir Putin plans to be ‘tsar’ for life, says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as he calls for vote boycott

For the past year, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been criss-crossing Russia on a self-proclaimed presidential campaign against Vladimir Putin, who is seeking re-election in March after 18 years in power. Now, he is campaigning against the election itself.

After Mr Navalny was banned from running late last month, the rabble-rousing lawyer declared a boycott meant to expose the vote as a farce. It’s a tactic that could worry the Kremlin after polls predicted a record low turnout in March, which would call into doubt Mr Putin’s claims of overwhelming support for a fourth term.

Mr Navalny’s network of campaign headquarters is planning to hold rallies for a “voter strike” in more than…

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