Russia committed to democratic principle of regular elections — Putin
"This will be the eighth presidential election in Russia, which demonstrates the inviolability of one of the fundamental principles of a democratic state - regular elections," the president said
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, March 14. /TASS/. Regular elections constitute one of the fundamental principles of a democratic state and Russia is committed to it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said ahead of the presidential election on March 15-17.
"Three-day voting at the Russian presidential election begins on March 15. This will be the eighth presidential election in Russia, which demonstrates the inviolability of one of the fundamental principles of a democratic state - regular elections," he said in a video address to the nation.
The Russian Federation Council, or upper house of parliament, officially designated March 17, 2024 as the day of the presidential election. The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) then announced that voting will take place over three days on March 15-17.