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Russia’s Navalny backs Macron in French runoff election

By Abigail Adcox
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Russia’s Navalny backs Macron in French runoff election

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has thrown his support behind French President Emmanuel Macron days ahead of Sunday’s French presidential runoff election.

The jailed Putin critic urged French voters to cast their votes for Macron while simultaneously attacking the incumbent’s rival, far-right leader Marine Le Pen, for having overly close ties with Russian authorities.

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