Putin has a rival in the election who is afraid to call the war a war
Putin's rival has filed documents, but has not yet collected the necessary signatures to run for office
Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova has filed to run against vladimir putin in the election. She calls herself an "anti-war" candidate, but is afraid to call the so-called "SVO" (Special Military Operation - Ed.) war.
This was reported by Reuters .
Yekaterina Duntsova has submitted documents to the Central Election Commission to officially run in the election, but she still needs to collect 300,000 signatures in support of her candidacy from across russia by January 31.
"Supporters of Navalny call the process a sham, arguing that the kremlin controls who can run through the election commission and can easily manipulate the vote if necessary through an opaque electronic voting system", - Reuters wrote.
In an interview with this publication, Duntsova avoided using the word "war" to describe the russian-Ukrainian conflict, which putin calls a "special military operation" due to fear of repercussions.
"Supporters of Navalny call the process a sham, arguing that the kremlin controls who can run through the election commission and can easily manipulate the vote if necessary through an opaque electronic voting system", - Reuters wrote.
Duntsova calls for an end to the war in Ukraine and the release of political prisoners, including Alexei Navalny.
Putin has previously announced that he will run for presidential office. The kremlin claims that putin will win because he enjoys overwhelming public support, with an approval rating of about 80% in opinion polls.
