‘Many’ will follow in Navalny’s footsteps despite him being a ‘unique leader’

University of California Political Science Professor Louis DeSipio is “confident” there will be many more Putin opposers, such as Alexei Navalny, despite him being a “unique leader of the movement.” Mr Desipio’s comments come in light of the death of Vladimir Putin's most significant opponent, Alexei Navalny. According to the Russian Prison Service, Mr Navalny died in prison, where he was serving 19 years for extremism charges. Criticism of his death was immediate and widespread. “Mr Navalny was a unique leader of that movement,” Mr DeSipio told Sky News Australia. “It’s not clear who his successor will be … who will take up the mantle of challenging President Putin. “But we can be confident that there will be many that follow; they may not have the eloquence of Mr Navalny.”