MOSCOW, January 19 The Russian electoral system is reliable protected, everything necessary has been done organizationally — taking into account new challenges, said the head of the Federation Council commission for the protection of state sovereignty, Andrei Klimov.
“I would like to start with the fact that the Russian electoral system is well and reliably protected, technically protected. Organizationally, everything necessary has been done, taking into account new challenges,” Klimov said on Rossiya-24.
The senator drew attention to the fact that the legal consciousness of Russian citizens has also “intensified.”
«However, our ill-wishers, or rather, enemies — they are trying to use this period in order to create confusion in the information space, try to shake the faith in the people who exist, and the faith of the people who are our voters. Moreover, this is broadcast both to the space around us through the international media and within the country,» he emphasized.
The Federation Council has 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 elections.
Nominees from non-parliamentary political parties — Sergei Malinkovich, Boris Nadezhdin, Andrei Bogdanov, Sergei Baburin, Irina Sviridova must submit at least 100 thousand by January 31.
Self-nominated candidates — 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 February 10.