Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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On Monday, January 23, a journalist from Komsomolskaya Pravda invited the official representative of the Kremlin to discuss this issue…
… – Ella Pamfilova, head of the Central Election Commission, said that the CEC has already begun preparations for the next presidential election campaign, which will take place in the spring of 2024. Ella Aleksandrovna said that work is underway to prepare the technical base – digital, methodological, plus – personal, organizational work. Does the Kremlin know about this? How do you treat this information? Dmitry Sergeevich, and what kind of training is being carried out directly in the Presidential Administration in this direction?
“They know it,” Peskov said, “this is a work process. The CEC is fulfilling its functions.
– That is, – I continued, – is such work being carried out in the Kremlin, in the Presidential Administration?
– It is still early, the campaign has not yet started (electoral. -AG)
There are many current affairs in the Kremlin.
You see, the president has a very active schedule and a busy schedule.
– And, by the way, – another similar statement was made by Sergei Stepashin, a colleague of the president, who said that it was Vladimir Vladimirovich who should run for the next presidential term. Does Vladimir Putin know about this? How does he feel about it? How does the Kremlin feel about it? Because there isn’t much time left.
That was my next question.
The spokesperson responded very briefly:
I leave it without comment…
Then other journalists entered the conversation:
– In continuation of the question of the colleague from Komsomolskaya Pravda, who asked about the beginning of the presidential campaign. Do we understand correctly his answer that Vladimir Vladimirovich has not yet made a decision on whether he will run for another term?
– The President did not make any statement on this matter, – concluded the press secretary. – For now, I repeat once again, the work continues within the framework of the usual routine of the president.
