On March 18, 2018, Russia held a presidential election from which Alexei Navalny had been barred. By then, his campaign had transformed into a movement for an election boycott and independent monitoring, exposing how the vote functioned without genuine competition. This gallery captures election day itself, the live broadcast, and the behind-the-scenes work of the team that continued its efforts long after the authorities had excluded Navalny from the race.
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