You're reading: Los Angeles Times: Russia formally bars opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president

Los Angeles Times: Russia formally bars opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president

Published Dec. 25, 2017. Updated Dec. 25 at 10:03 pm

A view taken on Nov. 23 shows the State Historical Museum (C) and the Kremlin's Towers in Moscow.

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Russian election officials on Dec.25 formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president, prompting calls from him for a boycott of next year’s vote.