Ekaterina Dountsova campaigns for democracy and an end to the war in Ukraine launched almost two years ago. This is surely why the Russian Electoral Commission ruled out his candidacy for the presidential election this Saturday next March. The Commission cites “errors in documents” submitted for the registration of her candidacy by the journalist and former elected official, indicates Russian television.
The President of the Commission, Ella Pamfilova, declared that it had unanimously rejected the candidacy of this 40-year-old woman. “You are a young woman, you have life ahead of you,” Pamfilova said, addressing the candidate.
” It is not finished “
In front of the press, Ekaterina Dountsova quickly deplored a “sad” decision concerning “a popular initiative”. On Telegram, she announced her intention to appeal “tomorrow” to the Russian Supreme Court. ” It is not finished “. But this procedure should not succeed, any candidacy directly opposing the Kremlin’s policy having almost no chance of being authorized.
Ekaterina Dountsova also asked the leaders of the small liberal Yabloko party to support her candidacy. “We cannot stand idly by!” This is the last legal opportunity for citizens to express their disagreement with the policies pursued by the current authorities,” she urged on Telegram.
29 candidates on the starting line, Putin at the finish
So far, 29 people have submitted a presidential candidacy file, including a certain Vladimir Putin.
In power since 2000 – after having been Prime Minister in 1999 -, he is aiming for a new six-year mandate in the Kremlin, a formality as the opposition has been crushed in recent years with repression which has accelerated since the assault on Moscow in Ukraine in February 2022.