‘So that he doesn’t look like his grandfather’: Kremlin looks to rival Putin in election – media

According to journalists, candidates under 50 will likely not be registered because the Vladimir Putin administration is concerned about his image.

The Kremlin began to think about how to choose a rival to Vladimir Putin so that he does not look like a “grandfather” in the upcoming elections. This is indicated in the material of the Meduza publication.

It was noted that candidates under the age of 50 will most likely not register for the elections to be held in March 2024. Representatives of the Kremlin head are worried about his image.

“The political bloc of the presidential administration of the Russian Federation (AP), led by Sergei Kiriyenko, has decided on “sparring partners” who will “compete” with Vladimir Putin in the 2024 presidential election. The main criterion in their election was the Kremlin from Iasi. According to presidential officials, such types of ballots are on the ballot. The presence of candidates may cause Russians to think that the 70-year-old Putin “is no longer the man who came to power with a firm hand,” the report says.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin wants representatives of three parties to run for the presidency alongside Vladimir Putin: the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Liberal Democratic Party and the New People. The first political force will most likely be Gennady Zyuganov. He has competed in elections before. In 2008 – 17% and in 2012 – 18%.

Journalists also noted that the record of all years should be broken in the voting and that Vladimir Putin could get more than 80 percent of the vote with 70 percent turnout.

According to the Kremlin’s plans, Leonid Slutsky of the LDPR will be the presidential candidate. According to preliminary data from journalists, he likes PR, so he may agree.

They want to see Alexei Nechaev from the New People party in the Presidential Administration, but he understands that he will not get many votes and therefore does not agree. Interlocutors in the media said that he proposed the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, Vladislav Davankov, but that the man is 39 years old, and such a turn is unprofitable for the Kremlin.

Please note the 29th of July. Focus He wrote that the Kremlin is increasingly concerned about what Russians think about the regional elections in September 2023 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the eve of the 2024 presidential elections.

Source: Focus

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