Former presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin has resigned from his local government post, Russian media have reported. report Wednesday.
Nadezhdin tried to mount an anti-war campaign for Russia's 2024 presidential elections before election officials earlier this year. Banned He was a member of the Dolgoprudny city council in the Moscow region, but they tried to block his candidacy.
His resignation came two days after Rozenergobank resigned. Asked A Moscow court ordered the politician declared bankrupt, but it was not immediately clear whether the case was linked.
Nadezhdin Said Telegram news channel Brief reported that his decision to resign from the Dolgoprudny city council was not made under external pressure and that he had no plans to run for office outside the Moscow region.
Some observers speculate that the politician may seek to run in the upcoming Moscow City Duma elections.
According to unconfirmed reports Reports According to an anonymous source close to Nadezhdin, the former presidential candidate resigned to serve as an election observer in the September 8 local elections. prohibit Prohibit politicians from acting as election observers.
On Tuesday, Nadezhdin and his supporters, along with the Civic Initiative party, National Union Candidates running in upcoming elections Local elections. The coalition wants to return Russia to the “path of normal development.”
Nadezhdin's bid to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 Russian presidential election has garnered support from opposition figures including Yulia Navalnaya and Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
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