Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison
A prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, Navalny, 47, spent his final months behind bars as the Russian leader reshaped the country to rally behind his war in Ukraine.
Oh shit they've got him.
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Why is he the opposition leader when other parties get more votes?
Lying by omission. I have literally never seen it mentioned in western press that the communist party is the official opposition. Its like if headlines about Canada called Jagmeet Singh an opposition leader. But that might actually be a little accurate though since the NDP (not under Singh) has been the official opposition!
I'm guessing it's because he was the leader of the Russian Opposion Council, a group operating outside the democratic and governmental system. Also transparently a group to launder American interests if they're able to foment a coup.
Its fucking dumb they keep saying opposition leader to mean a more generic opposition when opposition leader has a very specific meaning when talking about democratic systems. Gives an intentionally false impression of popular support that being an opposition leader in a democratic system entails.
He wasn't even ever the leader of the LDPR, which isn't even the opposition, but at least is the 3rd most popular party.
Thanks for the brief primer, given how much press the Russian Opposition Council's guy gets, that wikipedia page is uncomfortably short.
to any wiki war comrades.