- Sputnik International, 1920
Russia
The latest news and stories from Russia. Stay tuned for updates and breaking news on defense, politics, economy and more.

Russia's CEC Expects at Least 500 Observers From Over 100 Countries at Presidential Vote

© Sputnik / Eugene Odinokov / Go to the mediabankElla Pamfilova, chairperson of the Russian Central Election Commission, seen at the information center of the Russian Central Election Commission in Moscow as the preliminary results of the Unified Voting Day are processed
Ella Pamfilova, chairperson of the Russian Central Election Commission, seen at the information center of the Russian Central Election Commission in Moscow as the preliminary results of the Unified Voting Day are processed - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.01.2024
Subscribe
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) expects between 500 and 1,000 international observers from more than 100 countries to monitor Russia's upcoming presidential election, CEC head Ella Pamfilova said on Wednesday.
"We predict there will be at least 500 of [observers]. Between 500 and 1,000 from more than 100 countries around the world," Pamfilova said at a CEC meeting.
To date, 11 people have submitted their applications to run in the Russian presidential election, which will take place from March 15-17. Three of them have been already registered as they were nominated by parliamentary parties and thus are not required to collect signatures to get on the ballot.
Kremlin - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.12.2023
Russia
Russian Upper House Schedules Presidential Election For March 17, 2024
Vladimir Putin is running as an independent candidate and had 315,000 signatures in support of his candidacy submitted to the CEC, above the 300,000 threshold set by the law, co-chair of Putin's election campaign Maryana Lysenko said on Monday.
Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала