Russians Set to vote tomorrow as Vladimir Putin prepares for 5th term. Like the US, Russia is gearing up for the President’s election The much-anticipated polls will be held this month only. While incumbent President Vladimir Putin is likely to emerge as the winner, there will be eyes on how the elections are conducted.
Judge dismisses some charges against Trump
Three of the 13 counts in the Georgia election-interference case against the former US president have been droppedhttps://t.co/xzVMFch5GY pic.twitter.com/CrkMKc4EBh
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Russians Set to vote tomorrow: When is the President Election in Russia?
Russia will hold a presidential election on March 15-17. Voting across the vast country will largely be carried out starting Friday and ending Sunday. It is the first time in a Russian presidential election that polls will be open for three days instead of one, as per an AP report.
The vote will also take place in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson — the four regions annexed after the full-scale invasion in 2022. Kyiv and the West have denounced holding the vote there. Early voting has already started in some regions and will be gradually rolled out in others
Any Russian citizen over age 18 who is not in prison on a criminal conviction can vote. The Central Election Commission says there are 112.3 million eligible voters inside Russia and Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, and another 1.9 million eligible voters live abroad.
Turnout in Russia’s 2018 presidential election was 67.5 percent, although observers and individual voters reported widespread violations, including ballot-box stuffing and forced voting. Turnout in the 2021 parliamentary election was 51.7%.
President Vladimir Putin is certain to win, barring an unexpected development. That will give the longest-serving Kremlin chief since Josef Stalin another six-year term in power.
In charge of all the levers of state, 71-year-old Putin is expected to easily win a landslide victory and another six-year term.
A former KGB lieutenant colonel, Putin was appointed acting president on the last day of 1999 by Boris Yeltsin. He then served two four-year terms from 2000-2008 before becoming prime minister from 2008-12. He returned to the presidency in 2012 once presidential terms had been extended to six years, and again in 2018. In 2020, changes to the constitution were made which allowed Putin to serve another two six-year terms from 2024. That means he could stay in power until 2036.
‘Make your voice heard’ – Putin addresses nation on eve of election pic.twitter.com/4Xl9EaYDaI
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Russia is ready for nuclear war- says President Vladmir Putin
On the question of considering the use of nuclear weapons against the crane, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there is no need for them (nuclear weapons). He claimed that Moscow will fulfill its objective in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Western countries along with Ukraine that he is ready to use nuclear weapons if Russia’s sovereignty and independence are threatened. Actually, Ukraine is attacking Russia only with the help of Western countries. During a joint interview, President Putin said he hoped the United States would try to prevent any escalation that could lead to a nuclear war. But Russia’s nuclear force is fully prepared for this.
On the question of considering the use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there is no need for them (nuclear weapons). He claimed that Moscow will fulfill its objective in Ukraine. Putin said that he has always kept the door open for talks. Putin said that any agreement with Western countries would require firm guarantees. Recently, Putin threatened the Western countries and said that we have such weapons which can penetrate their areas also.
The Russia-Ukraine war that has been going on for two years is now moving towards a nuclear conflict. However, an American report claims that nuclear war could be avoided due to the activism of PM Modi and many global leaders. A CNN report quoting two top officials in US President Biden’s administration said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to President Vladimir Putin to stop the conflict between the two countries.
This report claims that due to the activism of PM Modi and many other global leaders, success was achieved in convincing the Russian army and Putin. Only after this the nuclear attack on Ukraine could be averted.