Russian appeals court reinstates Communist candidate Mikhail Matveyev to parliamentary ballot

The Fourth Appeals Court in Nizhny Novgorod overturned a lower court ruling that had disqualified KPRF deputy Mikhail Matveyev from the ballot due to a technicality involving Microsoft font usage. The reversal restores a prominent opposition-aligned candidate to the race, though the underlying judicial volatility regarding candidate eligibility remains a point of concern for electoral integrity.