{
  "id": 6777899,
  "title": "Elections in Russia: the 1001 tricks to remove inconvenient candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/elections-in-russia-the-1001-tricks-to-remove-inconvenient-candidates",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T16:11:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260911-elections-in-russia-the-1001-tricks-to-remove-inconvenient-candidates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Russian authorities are using dubious claims to disqualify candidates previously cleared to run in the parliamentary election from September 18 to 20. The war in Ukraine is making the Kremlin even more cautious about who is allowed to campaign.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}