MOSCOW, January 26 Politician Boris Nadezhdin reported , which has collected about 200 thousand signatures for nomination for the presidential election of the Russian Federation, the best 105 thousand signatures are now being selected for submission to the Central Election Commission.
«We have collected about 200,000 signatures in Russia. Of these, we select the best 105 thousand and submit them to the Central Election Commission,» Nadezhdin said in his Telegram channel. He noted that all the voter signatures affixed by citizens at collection points around the planet were useful.
The Federation Council has appointed the presidential elections of the Russian Federation for March 17, 2024. Voting will last three days: March 15, 16 and 17. At the moment, 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 elections.
Nominees from non-parliamentary political parties — Sergei Malinkovich, Boris Nadezhdin, Andrei Bogdanov, Sergei Baburin, Irina Sviridova — must submit at least 100 thousand signatures by January 31. Self-nominated candidates — Vladimir Putin, the Russian Rada, Anatoly Batashev — need to collect at least 300 thousand signatures. The CEC must decide on the registration of all candidates no later than February 10.