The only significant challenger of Dmitry Medvedev former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov who has a little chance to win the March, 2. elections was not allowed to the ballot, the AP reports. That could be a great chance for Kremlin critics to call elections unfair and undemocratic But Nikolai Konkin, secretary of the Central Elections Commission, said a check of the signatures found more than 80,000 to be invalid. In Russia presidential aspirants not affiliated with political parties must submit 2 million signatures supporting their bid to get on the ballot. Kasyanov's campaign said it turned in 2,067,000 signatures.Read the Full Story [Here]
This article shows that the elections are already showing a hint of scandal. It seems as though no matter what, no one, but Medvedev will have a fighting chance in this election. Even though Kasyanov went through the trouble of getting the unheard of 2,000,000 signitures , the government still shot him down and he is unable to run. This was the only challenger that could compete with Medvedev. So it is clear now that the person the people and the government wants is Medvedev. However, if you wanted another choice for president, well good luck.
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