She tried to run for Russian president on an anti-war ticket. The Russian government did not allow her to run, because of mistakes in her application to become a candidate for election. When Duntsova appealed those charges in the Supreme Court in Russia, she lost.
I have a vision of a humane Russia – a Russia that is peaceful, friendly, and ready to cooperate with everyone based on the principle of respect.
Duntsova, 40, had filed documents to run in the March 2024 election as an independent candidate.
Russia’s Supreme Court on December 27 upheld the Central Election Commission’s decision to bar journalist Ekaterina Duntsova from running for president in the next election, citing alleged mistakes in her application to register as a candidate.
Video footage of the court session showed Duntsova stating that the mistakes mentioned by the Central Election Commission were mostly technical.
However, Judge Oleg Nefyodov ruled that the Central Election Commission’s decision was right and couldn’t be changed.
Duntsova told Current Time earlier that she supported peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.
“Peace negotiations to resolve the special military operation are among the priorites for me,” Duntsova said, using the same term the Kremlin uses to describe the war in Ukraine.
“A lot of time will be needed for peace negotiations to bring results. But anything is possible, I believe in it,” she said.
The former local legislator from the western town of Rzhev was summoned by prosecutors last month after she called for peace in Ukraine, the release of political prisoners, and democratic reforms in Russia.
Duntsova has spoken of being “afraid” since announcing her bid to run against Putin. Electricity briefly went out at the venue where her supporters were gathered earlier this month, according to SOTA, a Russian news publication covering the opposition, anti-government protests, and human rights issues.