MOSCOW, February 8 Russian Rada at a meeting The Central Election Commission stated that her nomination as a candidate in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation was “neither hype nor PR” and she was sorry that there would not be a single woman among the candidates.
The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation at a meeting on Thursday refused to register Russians as candidates for the post of President of the Russian Federation. As CEC member Nikolai Levichev previously reported, Russians submitted 476 signatures to the commission, while in order to self-nominate a candidate must provide at least 300 thousand signatures.
In her speech, Russian thanked the members of the commission and admitted that submitting signatures to the Central Election Commission was “one of the warmest moments” for her. She added that she collected more signatures, but did not bring them to the CEC, and some of them were not even notarized.
“It’s a shame that there are not a single woman in these elections. Of course, I would like to vote out of solidarity,” she said.
Russkikh noted that she hopes that in the future the collection of signatures will move to an electronic format, for which she is better prepared than other candidates.
«I have a very good, thinking audience. Of course, we will continue. It was not hype, not PR, it was not a joke. I have quite pleasant views on domestic politics,» she added.
The Federation Council has scheduled presidential elections for March 17, 2024. Voting will last three days: March 15, 16 and 17. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation registered four presidential candidates — Leonid Slutsky, Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov and Vladimir Putin.