Limonov says Navalny stands no chance to become Russian president
MOSCOW. April 5 (Interfax) - Opposition activist, writer and leader of unregistered party The Other Russia, Eduard Limonov, said that declaring plans to run for presidency was a good chess move prior his court hearing about the founder of the Anti-Corruption Fund Alexei Navalny.
"Probably, his clever American or other foreign friends or other bright minds around him advised him to do this. He made a good chess move today," Limonov told Interfax on Friday.
"Navalny made this declaration before the court to defend himself. You must admit that as a presidential candidate, Navalny sounds much more serious than just as a blogger," Limonov said.
"Probably, he already has no ambitions. He could have declared a year ago that he wanted to become president and it would sound convincing. And today it is just a gesture to defend himself. I would not seriously consider his abilities to become president. All this is aimed towards April 17, at the city of Kirov and at the world community," Limonov said.
The Kirov Leninsky District Court scheduled the hearing of the case on Kirovles property embezzlement regarding Navalny on April 17.
Navalny said on air at TV Rain (Dozhd) channel: "I want to become president, I want to change life in this country."
Navalny said that his main task was "for the millions of people who live in this country and for whom oil and gas flow from the ground, for them to not live in such poverty and hopeless mediocrity but to have a decent life as in European countries and not worse than Estonians."