MOSCOW, Dec 23, 2023 (AFP) – Russia’s Central Electoral Commission on Saturday rejected an application by a candidate calling for peace to stand in next year’s presidential elections. The commission cited “mistakes in documents” submitted by Yekaterina Duntsova, a former journalist and city councillor campaigning “for peace and democratic processes”, Russian television reported. The commission’s chief, Ella Pamfilova, said the members unanimously rejected Duntsova’s bid to stand in polls that President Vladimir Putin is expected […]