MOSCOW, December 8 Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed Rosobrnadzor to check information about the education of candidates for the presidency of Russia and provide data on diplomas to the Central Election Commission; the corresponding document was published on the legal information portal.
«The Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Education and Science, on the proposals of the Central Election Commission <…> to ensure, within the time limits established by law <…>, verification of the accuracy of information on the professional education of candidates for the position of President of the Russian Federation with submission to the Central Election Commission commission <…> information on the issuance of relevant documents on education and qualifications,” the document says.
The Federation Council has appointed Russian presidential elections for March 17, 2024. As follows from the results of the latest VTsIOM poll, 78.5% of Russians trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, 75.8% reported that they approve of his activities.