Russia's election commission has registered two candidates to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming 2024 election.
This week, candidates Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party and Vladislav Davankov of the New People's Party were approved by authorities to take part in the March elections.
Danankov currently serves as deputy speaker of Russia's lower house, the Duma. Mr. Slutsky is the chairman of the state House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev addressed the plenary session of the State Duma in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
Mr. Slutsky, a nationalist, and Mr. Davankov, a liberal, are ostensibly rivals for the country's top executive position, but analysts see them as mere token opponents.
Last month, President Putin submitted his nomination papers to the Central Election Commission for the March 17 election, which he is widely expected to win. The former intelligence officer remains hugely popular in Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with government officials via video conference at the Kremlin in Moscow. ((Photo by: Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images))
His support soared with the start of the war against Ukraine and currently stands at 82%, according to the global data platform Statista.
President Putin maintains a policy of continuity position as president or prime minister He has been president since 2012, and his previous presidentship was from 2000 to 2008.
Not all individuals who wish to run against President Putin are granted permission to stand in elections.
Russian politician Ekaterina Duntsova speaks in Moscow, Russia, after appealing to Russia's Supreme Court against the Central Election Commission's decision to refuse to accept her initial nomination by a group of supporters, citing errors in the filing. , told reporters. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)
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A former TV journalist and war commentator in Ukraine has been disqualified from running against President Vladimir Putin in next year's presidential election.
Ekaterina Duntsova, 40, an independent politician who wanted to run to end the war with Ukraine, was rejected on Saturday by the country's electoral commission, citing “numerous violations” in the documents she submitted. , the application for candidacy was unanimously rejected.
Fox News Digital's Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
