Russian radical opposition leader and controversial writer Eduard Limonov applied for registration as an independent presidential candidate on Wednesday, a senior member of his party said.
Limonov, the head of the unregistered Other Russia party, submitted to the Central Election Commission his formal request for registration as a candidate, as well as documents attesting that he was nominated by an action group of at least 500 people.
"Registration is a multi-stage process and we completed the first stage today," said Alexander Averin, a member of the Other Russia executive committee.
Limonov still has to amass two million signatures in support of his bid.
He said earlier this month that he would waive his French passport, as under Russian laws a person with dual citizenship is not entitled to run for president.
