SRZP is ready to nominate Putin in the presidential elections – Kommersant

The head of the party “A Just Russia – For Truth” (SRZP), Sergei Mironov, announced the readiness of all members of the party “not just to support”, but to nominate the current head of state, Vladimir Putin, as a candidate for the presidential election. The Russian presidential elections are scheduled for March 17, 2024.

“We will not only support, we will nominate Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. We voted for this at the congress, that we will not support, but will nominate it as from our party. He will most likely go as an independent. But this doesn’t stop us from nominating,” said “RIA News” Sergei Mironov, speaking about the party’s plans to support the candidacy of the current president in the 2024 elections.

On May 7, 2018, Vladimir Putin’s fourth presidential term began. Previously, he became president in 2000, 2004 and 2012. According to amendments made to the Russian Constitution in 2020, Vladimir Putin can be elected for a new term. On September 12, 2023, during the plenary meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin statedwhich will announce whether it will run for a new term only after elections are called.