NALCHIK, December 30 Head of Ingushetia Mahmud- Ali Kalimatov on Saturday signed in support of Vladimir Putin's nomination for the post of President of Russia.
«The regional branch of the United Russia party organized a collection of signatures for the nomination of Vladimir Putin. Our volunteers actively help them in this work. Today one of the volunteers came to my office, and I signed with great pleasure,» — Kalimatov wrote in his Telegram channel.
The head of the region added that for him and the residents of Ingushetia, Putin is an unconditional authority. “We have great trust and respect for him as a successful politician, an effective leader. Thanks to him, our country has regained its position as a strong state that forces us to take its interests into account. And we, first of all, associate our stable future with our current President Vladimir Putin . We are for our president, we are for a stable future of our homeland Russia! «, Kalimatov emphasized.
On December 18, Putin submitted documents to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation to nominate his candidacy for the post of president through self-nomination.
A self-nominee in the presidential election must collect at least 300 thousand voter signatures in his support, so that for each subject of the Russian Federation there are at least 7.5 thousand living on its territory. Signatures in support of the candidate must be submitted to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation from December 27 to January 31, after which the Central Election Commission will check them, consider all documents and, within 10 days, make a decision on whether to register the candidate for the elections or to refuse it.
Russian presidential elections are scheduled for March 17, 2024. Nomination of candidates from parties takes place from December 7 to January 1, self-nomination — until December 27.