The move by the Central Election Commission provides an even smoother path for President Vladimir Putin to win a fifth term in power.
The 60-year-old Nadezhdin, whose name is a form of the Russian word for "hope," gave a sense of optimism to those opposing the war, and many of them stood in bitterly cold temperatures across the country last month to sign petitions.
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