The Russian Supreme Court once again refused to register a group of voters that support Russian radical opposition leader and controversial writer Eduard Limonov's election campaign on Friday, the Russian Legal Information agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com) reported.
The court also rejected Limonov’s call to suspend the presidential campaign and postpone the election.
Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) on December 18 turned down Limonov's request to register as a persidential candidate because his group of supporters failed to enclose a certified protocol from their meetings supporting him and on the registration of members of the supporters' group, the CEC said.
Now, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the CEC's decision.
Limonov, Head of the unregistered Other Russia party, submitted his formal registration request to become a candidate, as well as documents showing that he was nominated by an action group of at least 500 people, to the Central Election Commission on December 14.
Limonov was required to collect two million signatures in support of his bid.
Earlier this month he had said he would waive his French citizenship, as under Russian law a person with dual citizenship is not entitled to run for president.
Russian presidential elections are scheduled for March 4, 2012.
