The parliamentary election excluded most opposition politicians from seeking seats after authorities cracked down on Kremlin critics.
Few opposition candidates were allowed to run this time around after Russian authorities unleashed a sweeping crackdown on Kremlin critics.as extremist, and a new law barred anyone associated with them from seeking public office. Navalny is serving a 2 1/2-year prison sentence for violating parole from a previous conviction he has said is politically motivated.
Navalny's team hoped to undermine United Russia's dominance with its Smart Voting strategy, which endorsed candidates who had the best chance of defeating those backed by the Kremlin. However, authorities undertook a massive effort to suppress the project in recent weeks. Opposition activists and news outlets also pointed to races in 15 single-constituency districts in Moscow, where United Russia's approval ratings have been traditionally lower than elsewhere in the country and protest voting was more widespread.
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