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A Just Russia - For Truth party congress supports Putin’s nomination for presidential vote

Russian president sent his greetings to the delegates and guests of the party congress, thanking them for their support

MOSCOW, December 23. /TASS/. The congress of the A Just Russia - For Truth party has supported incumbent head of state Vladimir Putin’s nomination for the 2024 presidential election, a TASS correspondent reported.

The decision was made unanimously, with 192 delegates voting in favor of Putin’s nomination.

The party did not plan to nominate its own candidate for the election. Such a decision was made at the previous party congress in May.

President Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the delegates and guests of the party congress, thanking them for their support. Putin added that he was looking forward to further constructive dialogue for the benefit of the country and the people.

The Federation Council (the upper house of parliament) formally designated March 17, 2024 as the date of the presidential election. In turn, the Russian Central Election Commission decided that citizens would be able to cast their ballots during a three-day voting period on March 15-17, making this Russia’s first three-day presidential election.