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Kasparov Won't Run for Russian Prez

Posted Dec 13, 07 9:22 AM CST in World 

(Newser) – Former chess champ and Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov won't be running for president this March, but not for lack of trying: Other Russia, his political party, was unable to book a Moscow conference hall due to government pressure on landlords, said his spokeswoman. Today is the last day Russian law permits parties to hold nominating meetings.

Kasparov stood no chance of defeating Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin’s hand-picked successor, reports the AP. Opposition groups are routinely denied attempts to book meeting halls, and protest marches are often blocked or diverted to empty areas. Medvedev has already asked Putin to be his prime minister after the March election, allowing Putin to sidestep the presidential term limit.

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In a file photo Garry Kasparov, Russia's most prominent opposition leader and former world chess champion is shown at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday, May 23, 2007. ...   (Associated Press)
A flare illuminates the area as members of National Bolshevik Party protest near Central Election Commission headquarters in Moscow, on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007. Opposition leader Garry Kasparov, the ex-chess...   (Associated Press)
Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov speaks at the Third All-Russia Congress for Human Rights in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)   (Associated Press)
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