MOSCOW — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his embattled allies are not running in the Sept. 19 parliamentary election, but they still hope to challenge the ruling United Russia party with their strategy known as Smart Voting.
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A person walks past a United Russia party campaign poster in Moscow on September 14, 2021.
