The territories occupied by Russia in the east and south of Ukraine will participate in the Russian presidential elections in March 2024, the electoral commission announced on Monday, an election in which he should be re-elected Vladimir Putin.
The members of the commission adopted the resolution approving this agreement “unanimously“, declared one of its representatives, Nikolai Bulaievto the state press agency Tass.
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Russia has already organized several elections in these territories (Zaporijia, Kherson, Donetsk and Lugansk), which it annexed in September 2022 and which it only partially controls.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated last week that the organization of elections in these regions “violates international law”.
Putin71, confirmed on Friday that he will seek re-election in the next elections.
The Russian head of state was elected president for the first time in 2000 and He won four presidential elections.
The new candidacy of Putin It is possible thanks to a controversial constitutional reform processed in 2020.
Thanks to this amendment, Putin He can run in 2024 and if he wins he will be eligible for re-election in 2030, meaning he could remain in power until 2036, when he will be 84 years old.
There is little doubt that will be re-electedespecially since the opposition has been dismantled.
Almost all of the opponents, such as the anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalnywere imprisoned or left Russia.
