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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