Presidential election 2024 - Kremlin critic Nadezhdin allowed to continue election campaign
The Central Election Commission in Russia has allowed opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin to continue his campaign for a candidacy in the 2024 presidential election. Nadezhdin announced on his Telegram channel that he had received permission to open a donation account for his election campaign and to start collecting signatures.
The 60-year-old was nominated by the Citizens' Initiative party. For final registration, however, the liberal anti-war activist must still collect 100,000 signatures of support within the next three weeks, which the electoral commission must recognize as genuine. In previous years, the commission had repeatedly screened out candidates who were not acceptable to the Kremlin for formal reasons when collecting signatures. However, Nadezhdin was optimistic. "We can do it," he said. The former Duma deputy is considered a moderate opposition figure and was one of the last critical voices to be heard on Russian state television after the start of the war.
Journalist Duntsova critical of the war not admitted
The war-critical journalist Ekaterina Duntsova, whose candidacy for the presidential election was recently rejected by the election commission due to alleged errors in the documents - and who failed with an appeal to the Supreme Court in Russia - has announced that she will support Nadezhdin's candidacy.
In the election in March, however, incumbent Vladimir Putin is considered the clear favorite. The 71-year-old had the constitution changed especially for the election and is running for the fifth time. The vote is also seen as a referendum on the Kremlin leader's course of war. Critics accuse the Russian leadership of having largely cleared the political field and using administrative means to force a record result.
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- Despite the optimism shown by opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, there have been concerns in the past that the Election Commission in Russia might disqualify candidates who are not favored by the Kremlin during the signature collection process.
- Boris Nadezhdin, a Kremlin critic and an opposition politician, has received approval from the Central Election Commission in Russia to continue his campaign for the 2024 presidential election.
- Journalist Ekaterina Duntsova, who was previously disqualified by the election commission due to alleged document errors, has announced her support for Boris Nadezhdin's presidential election campaign.
- As the Kremlin critic and opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin gathers signatures for his 2024 presidential election bid, he must collect 100,000 valid signatures within the next three weeks to finalize his registration with the Election Commission.
- With Boris Nadezhdin's campaign in full swing, it remains to be seen whether the political landscape in Russia, which critics claim has been largely cleared of dissenting voices, will allow for a real contestant to challenge incumbent President Vladimir Putin's bid in the presidential election 2024.
- The 2024 presidential election in Russia, which is seen as a referendum on Putin's war-related policies, is expected to take place under the guidance of the Election Commission, which has a history of disqualifying opposition politicians who pose a threat to the Kremlin's interests.
Source: www.stern.de
