On the refusal to register a voter group to nominate Alexei Navalny for the presidential election of the Russian Federation

In this resolution, the Central Election Commission, under the leadership of Ella Pamfilova, formally bars Alexei Navalny from participating in the presidential election, demonstrating the Kremlin’s fear of fair competition by citing a “criminal conviction” in the entirely fabricated Kirovles case. This is an example of how legalistic sophistry is used to keep the only genuine opponent of the authorities off the ballot.