Title: Russian Officials Bar Anti-Corruption Activist from Running for President

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/activist_barred.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Russian Officials Bar Anti-Corruption Activist from Running for President' data-article-id='2796'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13417'>On Monday, Russian election officials formally barred anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny from running for president in the March 18 election.</span> <span data-start-time='13417' data-end-time='23958'>Over the past year, Navalny has launched a grassroots campaign to challenge the current president, Vladimir Putin.</span> <span data-start-time='23958' data-end-time='30813'>Navalny is the most serious opponent that Putin has ever faced.</span> <span data-start-time='30813' data-end-time='40813'>Minutes after the Central Election Commission announced its decision, Navalny released a pre-recorded video message.</span> <span data-start-time='40813' data-end-time='46146'>The message called on his supporters to boycott the vote.</span> <span data-start-time='46146' data-end-time='53354'>The procedure that we’re invited to take part in is not an election, Navalny said.</span> <span data-start-time='53354' data-end-time='59917'>Only Putin and the candidates he has hand-picked are taking part in it.</span> <span data-start-time='59917' data-end-time='67229'>He added: Going to the polls right now is to vote for lies and corruption.</span> <span data-start-time='67229' data-end-time='75313'>With or without Navalny in the race, Putin has been expected to win a fourth term easily.</span> <span data-start-time='75313' data-end-time='79813'>His approval ratings are more than 80 percent.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/activist_barred.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9891 data-hint-location='46146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/what_does_procedure_mean.m4a'>What does procedure mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='series of actions'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/not_an_election.m4a'><span>not an election</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/series_of_actions.m4a'><span>series of actions</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/lies_and_corruption.m4a'><span>lies and corruption</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/voting_rights.m4a'><span>voting rights</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9892 data-hint-location='40813' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/what_did_he_call_on_supporters_to_do.m4a'>What did he call on supporters to do?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='boycott the vote'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/leave_a_message.m4a'><span>leave a message</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/boycott_the_vote.m4a'><span>boycott the vote</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/run_for_office.m4a'><span>run for office</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/write_in_a_name.m4a'><span>write in a name</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9893 data-hint-location='13417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/he_launched_a_campaign_to_challenge__blank_.m4a'>He launched a campaign to challenge <span class='blank'>the current president</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the current president'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/the_current_president.m4a'><span>the current president</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/the_opposition.m4a'><span>the opposition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/a_political_party.m4a'><span>a political party</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2280/the_election_results.m4a'><span>the election results</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button 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On Monday, Russian election officials formally barred anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny from running for president in the March 18 election. Over the past year, Navalny has launched a grassroots campaign to challenge the current president, Vladimir Putin. Navalny is the most serious opponent that Putin has ever faced. Minutes after the Central Election Commission announced its decision, Navalny released a pre-recorded video message. The message called on his supporters to boycott the vote. The procedure that we’re invited to take part in is not an election, Navalny said. Only Putin and the candidates he has hand-picked are taking part in it. He added: Going to the polls right now is to vote for lies and corruption. With or without Navalny in the race, Putin has been expected to win a fourth term easily. His approval ratings are more than 80 percent.

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