NEWSLINK: “A record number of Russians want to run for president this year, but Alexey Navalny’s candidacy is still a no-go” – Meduza

“Russia’s Central Election Commission has received candidacy applications from 64 people for the March 2018 presidential election – ‘more than in recent years,’ according to commission member Evgeny Shevchenko. Only 21 of these candidates are running as representatives of political parties, and 13 of these people have already begun campaign fundraising. …”