Russia holds a presidential election on March 15-17. Incumbent Vladimir Putin is running for re-election as an independent. The authorities have recently announced that the presidential nominees of the New People Party (Vladislav Davankov) and the Liberal Democratic Party (Leonid Slutsky) will be on the ballot.
Here is the wikipedia page about the Liberal Democratic Party.
Here is the wikipedia page about the New People Party.
It is still undetermined whether the Communist Party nominee will be on the ballot.
TRUMP CANDIDATE VIA RUSSIA NAZI PARTY ???
LDPR, Communists (KPRF, there’s also a second communist party still petitioning) and New People qualify without signatures by virtue of past results. Putin has completed petition. Several parties are working on their 100k, and several independents on their 300k.
I used to vote for Zhirinovsky, but don’t care for Slutsky. I had been planning to vote for Putin, but I think I changed my mind. He doesn’t need my vote. At the moment, if she qualifies,I’m leaning towards Rada Russkikh (likely assumed name, means happiness of Russians).
She’s a social media cosmetics person, two things I don’t know or care about, in her late 30s (qualification by age is 35, as in US). It’s an obvious publicity stunt, and nothing about her appeals to me. So why vote for her? To me, she epitomizes everything wrong with voting by individual, as well as the absurdity of having a chief executive of a federal monstrosity with a 9 digit population spanning multiple time zones.
The Russian Federation ought to be over a thousand countries, much like the USA, to speak nothing of the European Onion. That’s above and beyond government sticking it’s nose into all sorts of things besides it’s only legitimate functions – protecting citizens from attacks by foreign invasion and criminals.
No one is remotely qualified for a job like President of the Russian Federation or USA. The only man who ever lived who was, Jesus Christ, rejected the offer.
Incidentally, I posted much more about this in comments on your most recent print edition reproduction web article. Having received no response, I concluded you had no interest in Russian elections besides obscure disqualified candidate Duntsova, one of many who failed to qualify.
WHEN WILL PUTIN OPPONENTS HAVE FATAL ACCIDENTS / DISAPPEAR / BE KILLED BY SECRET POLICE ???
Max, Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Did Hillary Clinton move to Russia?
Did they have to turn in 300,000 valid petition signatures to get on the ballot?
See Max comment above. It answers your question. 300k is only for independents. Minor parties 100k. 3 major parties which retained qualifications without signatures, plus Putin already turned in 500k for 300k required and verified. Various other working on it
Hillary Clinton is moving to the Greek island of Lesbos.
KPRF will be on the ballot. They don’t need signatures. Some other paperwork is still being checked. However, there is no chance they will be turned away, as they unfortunately have too many supporters and it would create excessive unrest.
There is a breakaway Communists of Russia party whose fate is less certain. They seem to believe KPRF sold out, or some such nonsense.
Marxists always have breakaway parties.
Putin vs Putin.
Putin wins!
NO MORONIC ELECTORAL COLLEGE IN RUSSIA —
TROLL MORONS CAN MOVE THERE AND TRY TO ENACT IT ???
WHAT PERCENT OF FOLKS WHO SIGN ANTI-PUTIN PETITIONS ARE DEAD WITHIN 1 YEAR — VIA ACCIDENTS , OUTER SPACE ALIENS, ETC ???
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SECRET PETITIONS — LIKE SECRET VOTES
Russia is gradually adopting various US electoral ideas. Most recently, something roughly with the same purpose as US natural born citizen requirement. Electoral College would be great, but too advanced at this stage. By the time it would be plausible, it’s more likely we shall decompose the federation into component regions.
Secret petitions, secret votes, secret tribunals – power without accountability is never a good idea. Then again, almost nothing the crazy fascist two letter troll moron bot proposes ever is.
Not ideal ballot access, but relatively less bad than the USA.
We will probably end up with about 8 candidates like usual, when all is said and done.
Gen Z, my apologies for earlier ignoring your holiday greetings. Very busy time for me. May God bless you and your family in the coming new year.
Additionally, a slight correction to my translation earlier of Rada. I said happiness, but purely happiness is Radost. It is somewhat between that and pride (gordost). You could say in female first person ya rada (I’m glad).
I’m pulling for her to make the ballot. Absurd systems need absurd candidates.
As predicted, KPRF is now fully qualified in all paperwork and registered for the election. That makes 3 parties and one independent fully qualified.
Thanks, Max!