Russian court upholds barring of anti-war presidential candidate Nadezhdin

Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin arrives at the building of the Supreme Court that hears his appeal, after the Central Election Commission barred him from the upcoming March 2024 presidential election, in Moscow, Russia, February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

(Reuters) - Russia's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a ruling by electoral authorities barring anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin from next month's presidential election, leaving President Vladimir Putin without any significant challengers.

Nadezhdin was barred from standing when the Central Election Commission said it had found irregularities, including names of dead people, in the list of supporters' signatures he had presented in support of his candidacy.