This September, Moscow is due for a city council election, and uproar has already begun regarding election authorities barring several candidates opposed to the dominant pro-Kremlin party from running. One such candidate is Alexei Navalny, an outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin who attempted to run against Putin in last year’s presidential election. Then, too, he was barred from the race. Navalny spoke out in support of large-scale protests taking place in Moscow last weekend, and on Wednesday was detained by police while out jogging. Yesterday, his spokesperson announced he had…