Communist Candidate Removed from Duma Race Over Navalny Photo
The Saratov regional court has approved the removal of communist Nikolai Bondarenko from the State Duma elections in Saratov.
Consensus
- Nicola Bondarenko was removed from the State Duma election list.
- He was fined 1,000 rubles by a district court in Saratov in August.
- The fine was for posting a photo of Alexei Navalny in a Telegram channel.
- The court ruling cited the display of extremist symbolism.
- The Saratov Regional Court upheld the fine on September 4.
- The fine disqualifies Bondarenko from running in elections for one year.
- The decision was made by the Central Election Commission of Russia.
Points of divergence
- The Central Election Commission annulled Bondarenko's registration with 12 votes in favor and 1 against. — meduza
- The Saratov Regional Duma deputy Vladimir Esipov reported that the Saratov Regional Court confirmed the removal of Bondarenko from the elections. — tg_echoonline_news
- Judge Ksenia Kuznetsova found Bondarenko guilty of displaying extremist symbolism specifically for the Telegram post. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The same administrative article led to the removal of opposition figure Boris Nadzhezhin, who later left Russia. — meduza
- The list of Yabloko was removed from the ballot in August, the only anti-war party included. — meduza
Coverage (6 sources)
- Candidate from KPRF Nikolai Bondarenko removed from Duma elections. Reason — publication of photo of Navalny — Meduza
- Saratov communist Nikolai Bondarenko removed from Duma elections; Saratov regional court approved removal... — ЭХО / Новости
- During pre-election debates, KPRF member Nikolai Bondarenko harshly criticized 'United Russia' on Russia 1 channel... — Настоящее Время
- Court in Saratov fined KPRF Duma candidate Nikolai Bondarenko 1000 rubles for post with photo of Navalny... — Настоящее Время
- Saratov communist Nikolai Bondarenko removed from Duma elections — ЭХО / Новости
- Court imposed 1000 ruble fine on Nikolai Bondarenko. He will now be unable to participate in State Duma elections #bondarenko S... — Говорит НеМосква
Key entities
- Nikolai Bondarenko
- State Duma
- Aleksey Navalny
- Saratov
- KPRF
- Saratov Regional Court
- United Russia
- Russia 1
- Vladimir Esipov
- Russia
- Central Election Commission
- CIC
- The Authorities
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