On 26 December 2007, Nemtsov withdrew his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election, saying that he did not want to draw votes away from the other candidate of the "democratic opposition", Mikhail Kasyanov.
Den 26 december 2007 drog Nemtsov tillbaka sin kandidatur till presidentvalet 2008, med motivet att han inte ville dra röster från den andra kandidaten i den "demokratiska opposition", Michail Kasianov.