Presidential elections have started in Russia. On the morning of March 15, polling stations were first opened in the eastern regions of the country, and then throughout the country. This is reported by the Russian media.
Voting will last three days. In one third of Russian regions, voters can also vote electronically.
“RIA Novosti” notes that in 2024, for the first time, presidential elections in Russia will be held over three days. These are the first presidential elections after the 2020 constitutional reforms, according to which a given person can hold the position of head of the country twice for a period of 6 years. The constitutional reforms also “zeroed out” the previous terms of office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, allowing him to run again.
If elected, Vladimir Putin will serve for the fifth time.
Three candidates are competing against Vladimir Putin: Leonid Slutsky, head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Nikolai Kharitonov, deputy of the Russian Communist Party, and Vladislav Davankov, deputy speaker of the State Duma from the “New People” party.
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