The doppelgangers spoiling one St. Petersburg lawmaker’s campaign are here to stay

St. Petersburg's Municipal Election Council has dismissed two complaints filed by city councilman Boris Vishnevsky, who will face two rivals in elections later this month who changed their first and last names to match his. To avoid confusion with voters, Vishnevsky demanded that ballots display these other candidates' previous names, but election officials ruled that such disclosures are only necessary when candidates' full names (middle names, or patronymics, included) are the same. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/09/07/the-doppelgangers-spoiling-one-st-petersburg-lawmaker-s-campaign-are-here-to-stay