Candidate
In 2005, Shenderovich ran for a seat in a December 4 by-election to the State Duma but came in second to Kremlin-backed Stanislav Govorukhin. The winner took 38% of votes and Shenderovich took 17%. Before the election, Shenderovich protested the "widely illegal and immoral practices" of Govorukhin in court, but his appeal was rejected by the judge as "unfounded".
In 2006, he published the book Nedodumets in which he summarised his experience as a Duma candidate.
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