PoliticsRussian court disqualifies sitting Communist deputy over Microsoft fonts in campaign ads

The Samara Regional Court removed Communist Party deputy Mikhail Matveyev from the State Duma ballot after a rival alleged that his campaign materials used photographs without permission and included Microsoft fonts whose licenses were restricted in Russia. The regional election commission supported the case, and Matveyev plans to appeal.

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