MOSCOW, December 6 The Chamber Council included in The agenda of the meeting of the Federation Council on December 7 is a draft resolution on calling the presidential elections of the Russian Federation on March 17, 2024, said the head of the Rules Committee Vyacheslav Timchenko. “I turned it on,” said the agency’s interlocutor, answering the corresponding question.
The draft resolution of the Federation Council (available) states: “Schedule the presidential elections of the Russian Federation for March 17, 2024. This resolution comes into force on the day of its official publication.”
The decision to call elections for the President of the Russian Federation is made by a majority vote of the total number of senators and is formalized by a resolution of the Federation Council. The decision to call presidential elections is subject to official publication in the media no later than five days from the date of its adoption.