in the Kremlin they proceed from Putin’s statement about holding elections during the Northern Military District – Kommersant

Elections in 2024 will be held based on the statement of the current Russian President Vladimir Putin about the need to comply with the requirements of democracy and the Constitution. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters about this in response to a question about the proposal of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, to cancel or postpone the presidential elections.

“We proceed from the statement of President Putin, which he made during his last address to the Federal Assembly, where he spoke about parliamentary and presidential elections during a special military operation, and the president emphasized the need to comply with all the requirements of democracy, the constitution and, accordingly, to hold these elections.” , said the press secretary (quoted by TASS).

Dmitry Peskov added that “hardly anyone can compete with Vladimir Putin in electoral terms” due to the “unprecedented consolidation” around the president.

October 7 Ramzan Kadyrov offered cancel the Russian presidential elections in March 2024 due to the military operation on the territory of Ukraine. As another option, he proposed holding a vote with one candidate – the incumbent President Putin.

Sources close to the presidential administration told Kommersant that the start of the informal presidential campaign is scheduled for November. According to them, its “ideological framework” includes the importance of traditional values, the understanding of Russia as a separate civilization and the fight against external enemies.

More details in the text “Kommersant” “Election Civilization”.

Petr Buzlaev