PORTRAIT. “He will rot in jail.” Is Boris Nadezhdin a real challenger to Putin after all?

It’s nail biting for Boris Nadezhdin. The 60-year-old Russian has collected enough signatures to enter the presidential race. But he is still waiting for the green light from the election commission. The man has long been regarded as yet another fake candidate, who only has to provide a hint of democracy. But that picture is starting to change. Can he really threaten Putin? And if not, why was he already threatened with detention and even worse this week?

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