Pamfilova denied claims about her retirement in 2024

Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russia Ella Pamfilova called “nonsense” reports about her alleged retirement after the presidential and regional elections in 2024. About this reported “RIA News”.

“It’s complete nonsense. They won’t wait,” Pamfilova told the agency.

Presidential elections in Russia are scheduled for 2024. According to the law, the procedure takes place on the third Sunday in March, so next year the elections could take place on March 17. The Central Election Commission has already begun preparations for the elections, Pamfilova said earlier. Regional elections will be held next fall.

The current Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet officially announced his nomination as a candidate, and in September he proposed to wait for the parliament’s decision on the date of their holding. The date is set by the Federation Council (the upper house of parliament), after which the election process begins.

On October 17, the press secretary of the head of state, Dmitry Peskov, said that Putin has no competitors and cannot have any. He shared this personal opinion with reporters during a briefing. “President Putin is, of course, the No. 1 politician and statesman in our country. My personal opinion, although I hardly have the right to speak, but, breaking the rules, I can say that at the moment he has no competitors and cannot have any in Russia,” he said.

Earlier, the leader of the Yabloko party, Grigory Yavlinsky, announced that he would take part in the elections if Russians collected 10 million signatures in his support. October 26 Yavlinsky Meets with President Putin, politicians discussed the special operation in Ukraine and the situation with the Russian economy. The topic of the presidential elections was not raised, the Yabloko press service clarified.