AdvertisementBanned From Election, Putin Foe Navalny Pursues Politics By Other MeansFebruary 08, 2018Lucian KimfacebookEmailRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, center, heads to a meeting of the Russia's Central Election commission in December. Officials formally barred him Alexei Navalny from running for president in the March 18 election, which he says is a predetermined sham. (AP)