Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed his intention to run for reelection in March 2024, despite having entertained “different thoughts” in the past. The announcement was made during an informal conversation with participants of a special military operation.
“I will not hide that at different times there were different thoughts, but now, you are right, this is the time, we need to decide. I will run for the post of president of the Russian Federation,” Putin told reporters in Mascow. He added that this decision is the only way “in today’s time.”
In a related development, Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has officially declared March 15-17 as the designated dates for conducting the presidential election next year, as announced by CEC Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova during a meeting of the elections authority, according to a report by the state news agency Tass. Holding an election over a three-day voting period has become the norm in Russia, Pamfilova said earlier.
The CEC also decided to organize house-to-house voting in Russia’s four new regions, namely the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), the Kherson Region and the Zaporozhye Region, as well as in the borderline Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions, and in the Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol. These nine regions of Russia face a complicated situation given that the special military operation is currently being conducted in or near their respective territories.
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