Russia: tech leaders mobilise behind Navalny | beyondbrics

Russia: tech leaders mobilise behind Navalny | beyondbrics:

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Businessmen in Russia tend to steer clear of politics fearing reprisals from the Kremlin. But in a landmark event more than thirty top managers from Russian internet companies have declared their support for Alexei Navalny’s campaign to become mayor of Moscow.

Navalny (pictured), the opposition blogger and activist famous for crusading against high level corruption in Russia, is running for mayor of Moscow at an election next month where he aims to unseat the incumbent Sergei Sobyanin.

The chief executives and owners of 35 internet companies threw caution to the winds this week, signing a “social contract” supporting Navalny’s policies and urging other businessmen to join the cause."

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