Vladimir Putin was registered as a presidential candidate for the elections that will take place in Russia on March 17 this year. The current president has been in power continuously since 2012. And before that he was president between 2000 and 2008.

“The candidate is registered. We have started an active electoral propaganda campaign‘, said Víctor Blazheev, spokesperson for the support group for the official candidate.

Although he repeatedly assured that he would never do it, Putin reformed the constitution in 2020 to allow him to stand for re-electionsomething he will be able to do again in six years and thus remain in the Kremlin until 2036.

The leader is 71 years old and According to official surveys, his management is approved by 80% of Russiansso he should win the election with more votes than in 2018, when he received more than 76% of the vote.

According to US intelligence services, Russia tried to undermine elections in nine democratic countries.

Putin’s team reported days ago that he had collected more than two million signatures for his candidacy, while he only needed 300,000. This was questioned by the opposition, who argued that no one has seen lines outside the presidential administration headquarters in the entire country.

Although he is running as an independent candidate, the president had the support of the Kremlin party, United Russia, with voluntary organizations and with the entire bureaucratic machine of the regional governments.

“Together we are the force. We vote for Russia‘ is the slogan of the presidential elections.

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The other candidates for the presidency of Russia

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) had registered three candidates so far: the communist Nikolai Charitonovthe ultranationalist Leonid Slutsky and the representative of Gente Nueva, Vladislav Davankov.

Because they are members of parties with representation in the State Duma or the Chamber of Deputies, none of the three were required to submit signatures for their registration.

However, none of the three strive to win.

The only intrigue with three days left until the end of the registration process is whether it is Liberal Boris Nadezhdinthe only candidate who advocates peace Ukrainewill receive approval from the CEC.

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It has already collected more than 200,000 signatures, of which 109,361 are considered valid, as reported today on its website.

Although only 100,000 signatures are required, being a candidate for the Citizens’ Initiative party, a formation without parliamentary representation, is the majority of opposition analysts do not believe it will be registered.

Be that as it may, the opposition in prison and in exile believes that the social phenomenon surrounding Nadezhdin could be the seed of a future protest movement against the Kremlin. (JO)