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Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has been nominated as an opposition candidate in next year's Russian presidential elections. The opposition group, called The Other Russia, has named Mr Kasparov as its presidential candidate.

The group, a coalition of smaller opposition parties, is suffering from internal divisions.

But its biggest fight is against the authorities.

Members of the group are frequently arrested at protests against the regime of the Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Opposition figures like Mr Kasparov are given little access to mainstream media.

It is unclear whether the group will be allowed to even participate in Russia's parliamentary and presidential polls, because it has not been officially registered as a political party. © 2007 Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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