In St. Petersburg, Russia, Boris Vishnevsky prepares to participate in this month’s elections to maintain his seat in the legislative assembly.Unfortunately, two “spoiler” candidates joined the campaign-both were nominated as The facial hair of Boris Vishnevsky is similar to that of the first Vishnevsky.From Reuters:
this [Central Election Commission] According to TASS News Agency, Vishnevsky rejected Vishnevsky’s complaint and asked his rivals to provide their previous names on the ballot, on the grounds that the three candidates could be distinguished by different middle names.
Vishnevsky is a member of the Liberal Opposition Yabloko Party and has a seat in the 50-seat legislative assembly in St. Petersburg. He said that he believes this incident shows that his opponent considers him a strong competitor.
“For many years, in every election, we said it was the dirtiest and most dishonest election in history, and then we repeated the same thing in the following elections,” he said.
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