Russian Central Election Commission: pre-election campaigning in the media starts on February 17
Pre-election campaigning in the media for the Russian presidential elections will begin on February 17 and will last until March 14.
This was announced by the head of the Russian Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, RIA Novosti reports.
She also emphasized that, in accordance with the requirements of the law, campaign materials, leaflets, banners, etc. can be distributed by a candidate if they are pre-paid by him from the election fund and submitted to the election commission in advance.
The Russian presidential elections are scheduled for March 17, 2024. Voting will last three days - March 15, 16 and 17.
Today, 11 people are vying for the post of head of state. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation registered three candidates - Leonid Slutsky, Nikolai Kharitonov and Vladislav Davankov. Considering that they are representatives of parliamentary political parties, there is no need to collect signatures in their support.
Nominees from non-parliamentary political parties-Sergei Malinkovich, Boris Nadezhdin, Andrei Bogdanov, Sergei Baburin, Irina Sviridova must submit at least 100 thousand signatures by January 31, self-nominated candidates - Vladimir Putin, the Russian Rada, Anatoly Batashev - at least 300 thousand signatures.
The CEC must make a decision to register all candidates no later than February 10.
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