MOSCOW, January 20 Public receptions of candidates for Presidents of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin across the country have already received more than 12 thousand requests from citizens, in the first place — wishes of good luck and words of support, co-chairman of the headquarters, actor and director Vladimir Mashkov told reporters.
“Public receptions have been opened in all regions. At the moment, more than 12 thousand proposals and wishes from citizens across Russia have been received in all public receptions. All this is accumulated in the central election headquarters, everything is analyzed, and, probably, in the first place — these are wishes good luck and words of support to our candidate,” said Mashkov.
In turn, Maryana Lysenko, co-chairman of the headquarters, head physician of Moscow City Hospital No. 52, said that, in her personal assessment, most people come to the waiting rooms not to complain , but to express words of support to the candidate and current head of state Putin.
«With a significant gap in numbers — questions on social support measures, there are questions on housing and communal services. I cannot say that they have a negative connotation. Of course, there are a lot of proposals on how to make life better, and this is wonderful. For me personally, as a doctor and as the chief physician, I am very pleased that issues related to the healthcare system are in seventh place. This suggests that the measures that our candidate and current president are taking to ensure that healthcare is a reason for pride, and not a reason for negative appeals, has its own results,” she added.
The Federation Council scheduled presidential elections for March 17, 2024. Voting will last three days: March 15, 16 and 17.
Currently, 11 people are vying for the post of head of state. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation has registered three presidential candidates — Leonid Slutsky (LDPR), Nikolai Kharitonov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) and Vladislav Davankov (New People). Since all three are representatives of parliamentary parties, collecting signatures in their support is not required to register as candidates for the elections.
Nominees from non-parliamentary political parties — Sergei Malinkovich, Boris Nadezhdin, Andrei Bogdanov, Sergei Baburin, Irina Sviridova — must On January 31, provide at least 100 thousand signatures.
Self-nominees — Vladimir Putin, the Russian Rada, Anatoly Batashev — need to collect at least 300 thousand signatures.
The Central Election Commission must decide to register all candidates no later than 10 February.