The election headquarters of Vladimir Putin began work in the Artplay space on Krasnogvardeyskaya Square in St. Petersburg. The first organizational meeting was held today at noon. The co-chairs of the headquarters were the rector of the St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design Alexey Demidov, the head of the council of the city public organization of veterans of war, labor, armed forces and law enforcement agencies Vasily Volobuev and the social coordinator of the St. Petersburg branch of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation Evgeny Shuvalov.
The current head of state was the first to submit documents for participation in the next presidential elections of the Russian Federation to the Central Election Commission, and he also became the first candidate to open his election headquarters in his hometown.
As Alexey Demidov reported, the election headquarters is currently discussing the details of the start of collecting signatures. According to him, it is planned to hold 38 pickets in different areas of the city. Demidov also emphasized that legal validity is extremely important in election events – and it will be strictly observed.
According to Evgeny Shuvalov, the first day of the headquarters’ work was very tense. “Many questions. We will try to answer everything with dignity and honor,” he noted.
The head of the regional executive committee of the Popular Front in St. Petersburg, Ekaterina Mashkova, in turn, emphasized: “First of all, we must be accessible to everyone, we must create opportunities so that everyone can be close to home, not far from work, at a time convenient for them. was able to leave a signature in support of our candidate.”
The headquarters’ primary task is to prepare for the collection of signatures to nominate a candidate, which will start in the near future and will continue until the end of January. Let us remind you that Vladimir Putin, as a self-nominated candidate, needs to collect at least 300 thousand signatures. As the election headquarters emphasizes, it is important to comply with all legal formalities, so it is necessary to provide detailed instructions to the collectors who will stand at the points and fill out signature sheets.
Let us remind you that the Russian presidential elections will be held on March 15, 16 and 17, 2024. For the first time, residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions will elect the head of the Russian state.
Source: Rosbalt
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