So the protests were effective, someone must lead. In Russia there is no worthy candidates to lead the opposition. Navalny is Putin's man. Until Putin's inner circle does not want his removal from power.
LOL... are you joking? Navalny is the real opposition leader in Russia. That is why he is undergoing a lot of harassment right now. On the other hand, others such as Zyuganov, Zhirinovsky.etc are just the paid stooges of the Kremlin.