Russian President Vladimir Putin. — AFP/File
Russian presidential elections 2024 are scheduled to be held from March 15 to 17 in which President Vladimir Putin is expected to win an another six-year tenure, AFP reported.
After a constitutional amendment in 2021, Putin can remain in power till 2036. He has been in power since 2000 and will continue to be for another six years.
Other than Putin, there are three registered candidates, the nationalist conservative Leonid Slutsky, the Communist Party candidate Nikolai Kharitonov and businessman Vladislav Davankov.
They have all supported Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Candidates who had opposed the Russian war in Ukraine, Boris Nadezhdin and Yekaterina Duntsova, had their applications rejected.
In an attempt to win over voters, Putin has increased media appearances, student meetups, and factory visits.
In his State of the Nation speech last month, he made promises to increase funding to modernise schools and infrastructure, to fight poverty, to protect the environment and boost technology.
The speech laid out a roadmap for government until at least 2030.
In a bid to attract people to come out and vote, authorities are directed to organise raffles and entertainment events.
Patriotic posters have been plastered all around the country, calling on Russians to vote.
The voting will also be conducted in Russian-held areas of Ukraine.
According to Central Election Commission, there are 112.3 million eligible voters in Russia and its occupied territories, while another 1.9 million abroad.
The turnout in 2018 Russian presidential elections was 67.5%, although many believe it to be “forced and fake”.
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