Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has decided to file lawsuits with the Supreme Court seeking to bar a number of candidates from running in September’s State Duma election because they own foreign assets.
Meduza: Russian officials file lawsuits to remove State Duma candidates who own foreign assets
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin gives a report on the government's work over the previous year at the State Duma, the lower chamber of Russia's parliament, in Moscow on May 12, 2021.