MOSCOW, January 25 State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin invited observers from international parliamentary organizations and national parliaments to the Russian presidential elections, according to the State Duma website.
““Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin sent invitations to participate as observers in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation to representatives of international parliamentary organizations, as well as deputies from the national parliaments of friendly countries,” follows from the message on the State Duma website.
It is noted that 123 invitations were sent to international parliamentary organizations and national parliaments of 78 countries.
«According to the law on the elections of the President of the Russian Federation, invitations to foreign observers can be sent by the current head of state, the Federation Council and the State Duma, The Government of Russia, the Central Election Commission after the official publication of the decision to set the voting day,” is indicated on the website of the State Duma.
The Federation Council scheduled the 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, Nikolai Kharitonov and Vladislav Davankov. 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 be up to 31 January submit at least 100 thousand. 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.