The head of Russia’s election commission is standing by a decision to keep a dozen independent candidates from running for the city legislature in Moscow, but concedes after weeks of protests drew unusually large crowds, thousands of arrests and unfavorable attention that the qualification rules are outdated.
Washington Post: Russian election chief defends ban on Moscow candidates
Head of Russia's Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova announces the final results of March 18 presidential election in Moscow on March 23, 2018.
Vladimir Putin was re-elected with 76.69 percent of the vote, the country's election body announced on March 23, 2018.
