The Central Election Commission refused to register the initiative group of self-nominated Duntsova

The Central Election Commission (CEC) today refused to register the initiative group to nominate Ekaterina Duntsova as a presidential candidate. At the same time, the commission indicated several grounds for refusal.

In particular, the CEC had reason to believe that the minutes of the initiative group meeting were prepared after the meeting itself. This does not allow us to establish the size of the group itself, explained CEC member Yevgeny Shevchenko. In addition, the protocol did not reflect information about the election and composition of the counting group. The CEC also found errors and typos in the statements of about 100 members of the group (for example, the patronymic Valeryevna is written with an “i”), which is also unacceptable.

Ekaterina Duntsova herself previously referred to a large number of technical problems (in particular, during a meeting in the building the electricity was cut off), as well as difficulties with notarization of documents (more than 20 notaries refused to work with her). However, members of the Central Election Commission explained to her that presidential elections are a serious matter and it was necessary to prepare for them more carefully. “We have the impression that many mistakes are deliberate, systemic in nature,” said Nikolai Bulaev, deputy chairman of the Central Election Commission.

Ekaterina Duntsova after the decision of the Central Election Commission appealed to the Yabloko party with a request to nominate her as a candidate for the elections, since she and her supporters will not be able to hold a second meeting of the initiative group. The chairman of the federal political committee of the Yabloko party, Grigory Yavlinsky, said on Live Nail that he “had no idea” who Ekaterina Duntsova was. He added that Yabloko will not nominate candidates for the presidential elections.

Voting in the presidential elections will take place over three days, from March 15 to 17, 2024. CEC reported about 29 candidates for nomination. December 20 Central Election Commission registered initiative group to nominate Vladimir Putin as a self-nominated candidate. The LDPR nominated its leader Leonid Slutsky for the post of president.

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “Volunteers of Will”.

Anastasia Kornya