1 reception
1.1 political activities
1.1.1 ratings of approval
1.2 criminal cases
1.3 awards , honors
reception
political activities
navalny, wife yuliya , russian opposition politician ilya yashin, 12 june 2013
in october 2010, navalny decisive winner of on-line mayor of moscow elections held kommersant , gazeta.ru. received 30,000 votes, or 45%, closest rival being against candidates 9,000 votes (14%), followed former first deputy prime minister of russia boris nemtsov 8,000 votes (12%) out of total of 67,000 votes.
the reaction navalny s mayoral election result in 2013 mixed: nezavisimaya gazeta declared, voting campaign turned blogger politician , , following october 2013 levada center poll showed navalny made list of potential presidential candidates among russians, receiving rating of 5%, konstantin kalachev, leader of political expert group, declared 5% not limit navalny, , unless extraordinary happened, become pretender second place in presidential race . on other hand, washington post published column milan svolik stated election fair sobyanin show clean victory, demoralizing opposition, otherwise run street protests. putin s press secretary dmitry peskov stated on september 12, momentary result cannot testify political equipment , not speak of him of serious politician .
when referring navalny, putin never pronounced name, referring him mister or like; american, russian-born, journalist julia ioffe took sign of weakness before opposition politician, , peskov later stated putin never pronounced name in order not give [navalny] part of popularity . in july 2015, bloomberg s sources familiar matter declared there informal prohibition kremlin senior russian officials mentioning navalny s name. peskov rejected assumption there such ban; however, in doing so, did not mention navalny s name either.
ratings of approval
rally concert in support of navalny, 6 september 2013
according polls conducted levada center, navalny s recognition among russian population stood @ 37% of april 2013. out of able recognize navalny, 14% either or support presidential run.
the same pollster showed navalny s presidential ratings in march , april 2014 1% , <1% .
the levada center conducted survey, released on april 6, 2017, showing navalny s recognition among russian population @ 55%. out of recognized navalny, 18% either or vote him in presidential election.
criminal cases
within russia, reaction navalny s criminal cases varied political views of commentators: supported navalny and/or activities declared not guilty, while political opponents claimed opposite.
during , after kirovles trial, number of prominent people expressed support navalny and/or condemned trial. last soviet leader mikhail gorbachev called proof not have independent courts . former minister of finance alexei kudrin stated looking less punishment attempt isolate him social life , electoral process . criticized novelist boris akunin, , jailed russian oligarch mikhail khodorkovsky, called similar treatment of political opponents during soviet era.
other prominent russians had different reactions: vladimir zhirinovsky, leader of nationalist ldpr, called verdict direct warning our fifth column , , added, fate of connected west , works against russia . duma vice-speaker igor lebedev stated did not understand fuss ordinary case . added, if guilty before law, whoever – janitor, homeless man or president – have answer crimes in full accordance criminal code.
a variety of officials western countries condemned verdict. united states department of state deputy spokesperson marie harf stated united states disappointed conviction , sentencing of opposition leader aleksey navalniy . spokesperson european union high representative catherine ashton said outcome of trial raises serious questions state of rule of law in russia . andreas schockenhoff, germany s commissioner german-russian coordination, stated, us, s further proof of authoritarian policy in russia, doesn t allow diversity , pluralism . western media critical: in particular, new york times proclaimed in response verdict, president vladimir putin of russia seems weak , insecure . however, independent published column headed, alexey navalny s conviction isn t proof putin strong - rather shows opposition weak .
the verdict in case of yves rocher caused similar reactions. according alexei venediktov, verdict unfair , oleg navalny taken hostage , while alexei not jailed avoid furious reaction putin, caused change of measure of restraint after kirovles trial. number of deputies appointed united russia , ldpr found verdict mild. experts interrogated bbc russian service expressed reactions close political positions organizations stand on. spokesperson eu foreign policy chief federica mogherini stated same day sentence politically motivated.
public opinion varied on time: according levada center, 20% of people thought kirovles case had been caused actual violation of law, while 54% agreed rationale beyond case anti-corruption activity in may 2011. in may 2013, shares of people held these opinions 28% , 47%, correspondingly; however, in september 2013, shares 35% , 45%. organization suggested had been caused corresponding coverage in media. september 2014, percentages had undergone further changes, , equaled 37% , 38%. center stated share of found result of criminal case against him unfair , navalny not guilty dropped 13% in july 2013 5% in january 2015, , number of found verdict tough fell 17% 9%. share of found verdict either fair or mild 26% in july 2013, , has exceeded 35% since september 2013.
awards , honors
navalny named person of year 2009 russian business newspaper vedomosti.
navalny world fellow @ yale university s world fellows program, aimed @ creating global network of emerging leaders , broaden international understanding in 2010.
in 2011, foreign policy magazine named navalny fp top 100 global thinkers, along daniel domscheit-berg , sami ben gharbia of tunisia, shaping new world of government transparency . fp picked him again in 2012. listed time magazine in 2012 1 of world s 100 influential people, russian on list. in 2013, navalny came in @ no. 48 among world thinkers in online poll uk magazine prospect.
in 2015, alexei , oleg navalny chosen receive prize of platform of european memory , conscience 2015 . according platform s statement, members of platform have voted year navalny brothers, in recognition of personal courage, struggle , sacrifices upholding fundamental democratic values , freedoms in russian federation today. award of prize, platform wishes express respect , support mr oleg navalny whom platform considers political prisoner , mr alexei navalny efforts expose corruption, defend political pluralism , opposition mounting authoritarian regime in russian federation .
in june 2017, navalny included time magazine s list of world s 25 influential people on internet.
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