Putins political opponent off

Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalni can not participate in the presidential elections held in 2018.

Someone who has been sentenced by a court in Russia, loses the right to participate in presidential elections. Navalni would have been guilty of embezzlement by a forestry company.

The disappearance of the lawyer, social activist and opposition leader Navalni, is according to observers, Putin's road to reelection open. The forty Navalni is the leader of the Progress Party. It is generally assumed that Putin him the most feared before the elections.