2018 Russian Presidential Election - Russian Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Alexei Navany;s Candidacy Saturday Dec 30,2017

Russia's highest court on Saturday Dec 30,2017  upheld election officials' decision to bar opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president in March's election.

The Supreme Court turned down Navalny's appeal against the Central Election Commission's move, ruling that the decision to bar him from the race fully conforms to law.