2024-01-29 13:11:04
Moscow (AFP) – Russian authorities on Monday approved Vladimir Putin’s candidacy for the presidential elections scheduled for March, a vote in which the country’s president is expected to win after all forms of opposition have been banned.
Published on: 01/29/2024 – 14:11 Last updated: 01/29/2024 – 14:09
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“The Russian Election Commission has registered the candidacy of Vladimir Putin for the post of president,” the Central Electoral Commission said on Telegram.
In December, the current 71-year-old Russian president, who has ruled the country for nearly a quarter of a century, officially announced his intention to run in the next presidential elections scheduled for March 2024.
The elections appear to be just a formality, after critics of the Kremlin have been suppressed, especially since the Russian attack on Ukraine nearly two years ago.
Competitor Boris Nadezhdin is still trying to get his candidacy approved, which has sparked unexpected enthusiasm in recent weeks.
Tens of thousands of Russians gathered to sign the petition necessary to register his candidacy.
To run in the Russian presidential election, he must first collect 100,000 signatures from voters before January 31 and submit the list to this government-controlled body, which decides to approve or reject nominations.
This veteran politician, but little-known to the general public, told Agence France-Presse that it is difficult to defeat his rival, but he hopes that the elections will mark “the beginning of the end of Putin’s era.”
The presidential elections are scheduled to be held over three days from March 15 to 17.
After controversial constitutional reforms in 2020, Putin can remain in power at least until 2036.
Almost all major political opponents, such as anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, have been imprisoned or driven into exile.
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