All the work of the presidential administration can be considered preparation for new elections, because if the incumbent president nominates his candidacy, the vote will be a vote of confidence on the part of the population, Peskov said
The presidential administration is indeed preparing for the presidential elections of 2024, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said about this, without specifying details, commenting on the RBC article.
“Preparation for each election is the essence of the daily work of the presidential administration and the president himself. Everything that is done one way or another is preparation,” Peskov said.
According to him, at every election, the incumbent president, if he takes part in them, receives a credit of trust from the population. “And the elections themselves, if the president once again nominates his candidacy, ” is such an exam when people confirm or do not confirm their trust. Therefore, everything that is being done is somehow a preparation,” he explained.
Earlier, sources told RBC that the Kremlin had begun preparations for the 2024 elections. According to the interlocutors, the scenario of Vladimir Putin’s nomination is being discussed as a basic one. The president said that he had not yet decided whether to run, but such a right “already stabilizes the situation”. Putin has repeatedly stated that he has not yet made a decision on whether to run for a new term.
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“In accordance with the Constitution, I have the right to be elected for a new term. Whether I’m going to do it or not, I haven’t decided for myself yet. But the very existence of this right already stabilizes the domestic political situation,” Vladimir Putin said during the VTB Capital forum, “Russia is calling!”in November 2021.
For the first time, Vladimir Putin took the post of head of state more than 20 years ago, at the end of 1999. He was elected President in the March 2000 elections, after which he was re-elected in 2004. From 2008 to 2012, Putin served as head of government. He returned to the presidency for the third time in 2012. Now he is in his fourth term as head of state. Amendments to the Constitution adopted in 2020 remove restrictions on the number of presidential terms for Vladimir Putin.
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