Russian authorities on Thursday banned from the presidential race the only candidate who had openly contested President Vladimir V. Putin's hold on power in Russia, and who made his opposition to the war in Ukraine central to his campaign.
The commission's dismissal of the antiwar candidate, Boris B. Nadezhdin, demonstrated how the Kremlin has decided to remove all contenders who deviate from the party line.
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