Russian presidential elections Is the most significant and high profile event of 2018 in the country. Already now, there is a lot of talk and discussion around him, political scientists and various analysts are trying to predict the development of the election race, but the residents of the Russian Federation are looking more and more closely at possible candidates.

It is too early to make any predictions regarding the course of the elections and, moreover, their outcome. Until 2018, not only the list of candidates for the main post of the country may change, but also the general political situation. However, certain information about the elections is already available and is worth analyzing.

When the elections take place

According to the law, the next presidential elections in Russia will be held on March 11, 2018. So far, this information has not changed, although previously there were many rumors about the postponement of this date and even about the cancellation of the elections in 2018. The latter possibility was announced by many analysts, in whose opinion, the pretext for such a decision could be sanctions against the Russian Federation, which the West clearly does not intend to cancel in the near future.

According to analysts' assumptions, government officials can rely on the opinion that in such difficult times the leader of the country cannot be drastically changed, and with him its political and economic course. However, these rumors have not yet been confirmed, moreover, many political analysts say that such a decision is impossible, because it could lead to unrest among the country's citizens and further destabilize the economic situation.

Therefore, at the moment, the date of the elections remains stable - the people of Russia will express their will on March 11, 2018.

Potential presidential candidates

V. V. Putin

The likelihood that the current president will remain in office for one more term is quite high. Despite the controversial decisions that the head of state has been making recently, he maintains a leading position in popularity among the electorate.

Analysts are divided over the reasons for such a high rating. Some experts argue that the citizens of the Russian Federation are simply accustomed to seeing V.V. Putin as president and simply cannot imagine another person in his place. Others believe that most of the country's residents do support his actions. Be that as it may, while V.V. Putin is so far ahead of other candidates in terms of the votes of citizens, and if he decides to participate in the elections again, then his chances of winning are very high.

V.V. himself Putin is still intriguing and says that he has not yet made a final decision on running. In one of the interviews, he noted that he was only thinking about it, but he would be able to say for sure only after analyzing the work of his team following the results of the term of office.

D. A. Medvedev

It is customary to consider the candidacy of the current prime minister for the presidency of the country in "tandem" with V.V. Putin. In past years, Dmitry Medvedev's high rating ensured the popularity of his “partner” and his positioning as a successor of Putin and a direct follower of his ideas.

However, now the situation is not so clear: the premier's unsuccessful decisions and a number of scandalous statements have significantly reduced his popularity among the population. Compared to the previous elections, far fewer people see him as a politician who is capable of running the country.

Nevertheless, according to the latest polls, Dmitry Medvedev's rating is still quite high. If the prime minister manages to organize a competent pre-election campaign before the elections, then he will have a chance to take the presidency.

G. A. Zyuganov

The question of GA Zyuganov's participation in the struggle for the presidency remains open. The leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation has not yet decided whether he will run, and the party leadership does not give an unequivocal answer. It is quite possible that one of Zyuganov's successors, for example, V. Potomsky (governor of the Oryol region) or S. Levchenko (governor of the Irkutsk region), will enter the election race.

Analysts say the main reason for this decision is the desire of the party's leadership to “rejuvenate” its composition. So, the irreplaceable leader of the KPFR will soon turn 73, which is why he is perceived as too conservative a politician. To attract the votes of young voters, the parties need “fresh” faces who will convince the electorate of the current course of this political force.

M. D. Prokhorov

The successful businessman and billionaire M.D.Prokhorov announced his presidential ambitions a long time ago and is not going to retreat from the planned course. In the last elections in 2012, he took second place, having received the votes of 7.98% of Russians, and in 2018 he intends to improve this result.

According to various polls, a fairly large percentage of voters want to see Prokhorov among the candidates and are ready to vote for him. Analysts point out that he has a chance to take the presidency, as, indeed, other candidates, but to take advantage of it will have to make a lot of effort.

V. V. Zhirinovsky

The odious politician and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party V. V. Zhirinovsky previously announced that he was going to participate in the 2018 presidential elections, but his opinion changed. In a recent interview, he said that the party may choose a more effective candidate for the presidency. The leadership of the party confirmed these words, so the name of Zhirinovsky will most likely not be in the bulletins of 2018.

Analysts suggest that the lack of participation of the LDPR leader in the election race can be explained by the same desire of the party to "refresh" its composition and offer voters a new face. Polls show that Russians are ready to vote for Zhirinovsky, but their percentage is too small to seriously qualify for the presidency.

Expert forecasts

Analysts are still hesitant to make any accurate forecasts, because there is still time before the elections, during which the mood among the population of the Russian Federation and the situation in the international arena may change. If you focus on the current state of affairs, experts note that the opposition movement is gradually gaining strength, which by 2018 will completely change the political mood in the country.

However, many Russians are still conservative and fearful of sudden changes. The unstable economic situation, tense relations with the West and even the closest neighboring countries create a demand for a politician who is ready to propose a solution that will lead the state out of the crisis without creating new shocks.

Who will become the new president of the Russian Federation in 2018 - time will tell. For now, the voters are left to closely watch the possible candidates and make their choice.

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The presidential elections in Russia in 2018 will take place on March 18. Date when the head of state will be elected for a six-year term. If a second round is required, it will be held in three weeks - that is, on April 8, 2018. And the election campaign of candidates for the presidency of the Russian Federation starts in December.

Applicants

According to the latest poll by the Levada Center, 64% of Russians want Putin to be re-elected President of Russia, and 22% want another candidate to win.

Today, all experts agree that the current head of state, Vladimir Putin, will win them - if, of course, he runs. And yet - is intrigue possible next spring? And what will it consist of? In the turnout, in the percentage of votes cast for Putin, in the actions of the opposition? There are many options here and each is of interest.

Let's consider all the candidates in detail.

Vladimir Putin

With all the wealth of choice, there is no other alternative. This is stated in a study by the Civil Society Development Fund (FORGO). Putin's rating is consistently high. 39% of the people interviewed by FORGO experts do not know who will vote if Putin is not on the list of candidates, 17 percent will not vote in this case, and 12% intend to spoil the ballot. The current head of the country enjoys the greatest 65% support among young people aged 18-23. This is not surprising, because young people are simply used to seeing Putin as the head of the Russian state. The predictions of political experts and the predictions of analysts and astrologers about the 2018 elections also agree that it is Putin who will become the future president of Russia. Now Vladimir Vladimirovich wants to focus on work and, according to the latest data, will announce his participation in the elections in November. His legal nomination with collection of signatures will begin only by December.

On November 13, a message from an anonymous federal official appeared in the media, as follows: "So far, Putin has not made public statements about his readiness to run for the presidency of Russia, but has decided that he will" participate. " Among the qualities of Putin, voters especially like: Intelligence; imperiousness; literacy; experience; authority; leadership; competence. In other age groups, from 56% of those polled (in the 45-59 age group) to 64% (in the 24-34 age group) are ready to vote for Putin.

Alexey Navalny

Human rights activist, founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation. Was born on June 4, 1976 in the Moscow region. He took part in the elections of the mayor of Moscow in 2013 and took second place, losing to today's mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

The level of support for Navalny grew after his films "He's not Dimon", "The Seagull", as well as the results of the work of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which discovered phenomenal amounts of theft among officials.

Sergey Mironov

It is not yet known exactly who will become the presidential candidate from the Just Russia party - the final decision will only be made on December 25, 2017 at the party's congress. Presumably, the chairman, Sergei Mironov, can become a candidate, although he does not differ in particular successes in the political field. Sergei twice took part in the presidential elections and twice took the honorable last place in the rating. Sergey stands for decent wages, the restoration of educational traditions, an optional exam and the abolition of fees for major repairs.

Grigory Yavlinsky

After a long break, Grigory wants to take part in the presidential race again - the last time he participated in them was in 2000, when he took third place. Grigory was inspired by the results of the municipal elections in Moscow, where Yabloko leaders were in the lead in some districts. So far, Grigory promises to change the country's foreign policy, reform the system of financing the regions and introduce direct elections of mayors and members of the Federation Council.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky

The most odious political figure in Russia is going to run for the next (sixth) time. This time, Donald Trump and his migration policy have clearly taken possession of his mind - therefore, having won, Zhirinovsky promises to arrange the same in the Russian Federation. And, as usual, he proposes the nationalization of large industry, a state monopoly on tobacco and alcoholic products, and support for small and medium-sized businesses.

Boris Titov

Boris Titov intends to participate in the upcoming presidential elections in the Russian Federation. His candidacy will be nominated by the "Party of Growth".

The political council of the party has already made such a decision. The meeting was held on November 25 in Abrau-Dyurso. There is a champagne factory owned by Titov.

Shortly before that, Titov himself announced that the party would consider a number of options regarding the elections. One of them was the support that will be provided by the "Party of Growth" to Vladimir Putin. At the same time, the option was not ruled out that this political force would nominate its participant in the primaries.

In the course of the internal party dispute, several candidates were nominated, but none of them was able to receive support similar to that provided to Titov.

Titov has already said in his policy article that his main task is to promote the "Growth Strategy". This is an economic project prepared by the Stolypin Club. It was submitted to Vladimir Putin for consideration in May.

The new candidate decided to go to the presidential elections with him. He believes that if successful, he will be able to achieve its fastest implementation.

Dmitry Peskov, answering the question whether Titov has coordinated his presidential ambitions with the Kremlin, said the following: "The new candidate has notified the administration of his intentions." Whether there was a return signal, Putin's press secretary did not say.

Ekaterina Gordon

The Russian journalist and public figure announced her desire to compete with other applicants. She considers the protection of the rights of women and children to be the basis of her program, knowing in practice how the judicial system works. Ekaterina in her video message emphasizes that she is the only candidate not approved by the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation.

Alina Vitukhnovskaya

The "Black Icon of Russian Literature" intends to run for president this spring. In case of victory, she promises to work on the creation of a professional army, to allow everyone to carry weapons, and also to rid Russia of the role of "international gendarme" (whatever that means).

Sergei Polonsky

The owner of his own island in Cambodia and a failed cosmonaut also intends to run for the presidency of the Russian state in 2018. The piquancy of the situation is added by the fact that in the past, Polonsky was found guilty in the case of large-scale fraud.

Maxim Suraykin

The chairman of the Communists of Russia party comes out with a traditional communist program - the nationalization of the extractive industries and large enterprises, an increase in social spending and the introduction of the death penalty.

Andrey Bazhutin

The chairman of the Association of Carriers of Russia, organizer and coordinator of the “March to Moscow” truckers call on Siberian truckers and sympathizers to vote for him in the upcoming presidential elections. He is primarily interested in “problems of education, health care, housing and communal services”.

Anton Bakov

The billionaire and the head of the "Monarchist Party of Russia" will represent this very party in the presidential elections in 2018 (since Natalya Poklonskaya refused this honor). His electoral program is simple: to restore the monarchy in Russia and create a "monarchist international." It is interesting that earlier Anton planned to revive the Romanov empire in the pleasant conditions of the Kiribati islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Elvira Agurbash

The vice-president of Mortadel, known for her sharp speeches during the discussion of the new edition of the law on trade, as well as the trade wars with Dixie, decided to nominate herself for the post of President of Russia, which she wrote about on Facebook. The target audience of the candidate is representatives of small and medium-sized businesses.

Irina Volynets

Irina, the leader of the National Parents' Committee, is going to dilute the “chronic shortage” of bright and charismatic presidential candidates. While in the list of victories Irina - the second place in the rating at the elections of State Duma deputies in the Perm Territory. The candidate pays great attention to the social sphere - increasing the minimum wage, maternity capital and supporting large families.

Boris Yakemenko

In mid-October 2017, Boris, one of the leaders of the Nashi movement and the creator of Walking Together, published his campaign theses. The main idea of \u200b\u200bthe theses is “working with people”, the transition to “democratic justice” and “fair world order”, as well as “disobedience to globalized Atlanticism”. So that readers do not have to rummage through dictionaries in search of this term, let us explain that Atlanticism means all-round cooperation of the USA, Canada and Western European countries. Atlanticism finds its fullest reflection in the activities of NATO today. Boris appreciates his chances of winning, otherwise he would not run. In general, he is interested in how many votes an ordinary person can get.

Andrey Bogdanov

Master of the Grand Lodge of Russia, representative of the association of ten non-parliamentary parties, the Third Power bloc and presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Russia. Andrei was energized by the highly-rated victory of more than two hundred candidates whom he said he consulted in the Moscow municipal elections.

Vladimir Mikhailov

The Honored Inventor of Russia and the deputy of the Kostroma Regional Duma is going to represent "impoverished and dying out Russia" in the 2018 presidential elections. At the forefront of his election program, he puts primarily the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, social protection and a strong army.

Ksenia Sobchak

In mid-October, Ksenia announced that she also wants to take part in the presidential race. According to her, it was the disappearance of the column “against all”, beloved by the people, that prompted her to make this decision. Ksenia invites everyone who is tired of the current situation with the elections to declare their protest by voting for it. At the same time, the candidate has neither a team nor a clear pre-election program, but with such a position, this is not required. In addition, according to polls by the Levada Center, Sobchak leads the rating of mistrust in politicians, which was previously headed by Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev. The popularity of her person and an unusual approach in the form of an association with the column "against all" can play a cruel joke, as happened in the last US presidential elections.

Gennady Zyuganov

The head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, who consistently occupies second place in the presidential elections from year to year, still does not lose hope of becoming the first number in the state. At the beginning of the year, he announced his desire to be a candidate from "all state-patriotic forces," however, representatives of these same national-patriotic forces said that a necessary condition for their support is the presence of another presidential nominee. Perhaps this means that Zyuganov will cease to be a permanent candidate from the Communist Party. The program of the “father of Russian communism” is traditional and does not change from year to year: nationalization of natural resources, dispossession of oligarchs, revision of the results of privatization and abolition of VAT. But his electorate has diminished in recent years.

Putin will take part in the presidential elections

On December 6, 2017, all leading news agencies reported the news that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin had finally announced his participation in the 2018 elections.

Initially, everything once again looked like a "statement of intent." During the Volunteer of Russia award ceremony in Nizhny Novgorod, the current head of state asked the gathered volunteers whether they would support him if he ran for President of Russia in 2018. Having received an affirmative answer from the audience, Vladimir Putin promised to make a decision to go to the 2018 elections in the near future.

Already in the evening of the same day, speaking to workers at the GAZ plant, the country's leader informed the public - Vladimir Putin will be in the 2018 elections!

The place for this kind of statement was not chosen by chance - after all, it is on the workers, according to the politician, that the main

It must be admitted that the day when Vladimir Putin will announce his participation in the presidential race and put forward his candidacy was perhaps the most anticipated in the Russian establishment. Politicians, pensioners, state employees, security officials, and housewives were waiting for him.

Even the country's main non-systemic oppositionist, Alexei Navalny, openly stated that the question of whether the current head of state would go to the polls had long and unequivocally been resolved on the sidelines of power.

It was clear to everyone - 2018, Vladimir Putin will definitely go to a new term!

A Just Russia will support Putin in the presidential elections

The party decided not to nominate its candidate for the highest state post

The Fair Russia party will not nominate its candidate for the presidential elections in the Russian Federation, which are to be held in our country on March 18, 2018. The political organization is expected to support the incumbent head of state, Vladimir Putin, in the upcoming elections.

So, on Sunday, December 24, the presidium of the central council of A Just Russia recommended that the congress, which will be held on January 25 in Moscow, support the candidacy of the current president.

At the same time, the leader of the Just Russia, Sergei Mironov, noted that representatives of his party will be included in the initiative group for the nomination of Putin and his election headquarters, TASS reports.

We will remind, on December 6, Vladimir Putin announced his intention to take part in the presidential elections in 2018. And a little later it became known that the current head of state will go to the elections as a self-nominated candidate.

There are only a few days left until the presidential elections in the Russian Federation. The tension is growing every day. But in fact, everything that could be said, said, sounded, promised, but whether it will be done is a completely different topic. But now is not about that. At the very beginning of the presidential race, there were a lot of applications for participation in the elections, but only 8 candidates managed to reach the final. Let's sum up who managed to break out into the leaders and try their hand at voting.

The election results must be determined by March 30 and published by April 1. Re-voting day (if necessary) - April 8, 2018.

The issue of the date of the presidential elections in Russia in 2018 was actively discussed in the news in early 2017. In March 2017, the head of the CEC Ella Pamfilova called it expedient to postpone the presidential elections from March 11 to March 18 in 2018 for a week.

Nominated for the 2018 Election by a group of voters created to support the self-nomination of a candidate for the post of President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin - Soviet and Russian statesman, current president of Russia. From 2000 to 2008 - the second President of the Russian Federation, in 1999-2000 and from 2008 to 2012 - Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Candidate for President of Russia Grudinin Pavel Nikolaevich (20.10.1960 born.), Nominated by the Communist Party and the national-patriotic forces, is their single candidate.

Pavel Grudinin is the director of the prosperous CJSC Lenin State Farm near Moscow. Honored Worker of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. Also, Pavel Nikolaevich is engaged in politics and state affairs.

Candidate Baburin Sergey Nikolaevich (Born 31.01.1959) - nominated by the Public Organization Political Party “Russian National Union”.

Sergei Baburin is a Russian politician and statesman. Sergei Baburin was a People's Deputy of the Russian Federation (1990-1993), a member of the Council of the Republic of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation. Also, Sergei Nikolaevich Baburin was elected a deputy of the State Duma of the I, II and IV convocations. At that time, he was deputy chairman of the State Duma of the II and IV convocations, a member of the State Duma Committee on civil, criminal, arbitration and procedural legislation.

Candidate Zhirinovsky Vladimir Volfovich (Born 25.04.1946) was nominated by the political Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR).

Zhirinovsky Vladimir Volfovich - Chairman of the LDPR, member of the State Council, deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 7th convocation, head of the Supreme Council of the LDPR.

Candidate Yavlinsky Grigory Alekseevich (Born on April 10, 1952), nominated by the political party "Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO".

Grigory Alekseevich Yavlinsky is a well-known Russian economist, one of the founders of the association and the leader of the Yabloko political party. In the past, Grigory Yavlinsky - Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR, one of the leaders of the electoral bloc "Yavlinsky - Boldyrev - Lukin". Grigory Alekseevich Yavlinsky led the Yabloko faction in the State Duma of Russia of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd convocations. Grigory Yavlinsky is a candidate for the presidency of Russia in 1996, 2000 and 2018.

Candidate Sobchak Ksenia Anatolievna (05.11.1981 year of birth), nominated by representatives of the All-Russian political party "Civil Initiative".

Ksenia Anatolyevna Sobchak is the daughter of the former Mayor of Leningrad Anatoly Sobchak, Russian journalist, TV and radio host, actress, former member of the Coordination Council of the Russian opposition (2012-2013). He is a popular character in the media covering show business and social life.

Candidate Titov Boris Yurievich (Born on 24.12.1960), nominated by the "PARTY OF ROSTA" political party.

Boris Yuryevich Titov - Chairman of the "Party of Growth", authorized by the President of Russia to protect the rights of entrepreneurs, millionaire, founder of the Solvalub petrochemical products export company, owner of the Abrau-Dyurso sparkling wine plant. Boris Titov is the ex-chairman of Delovaya Rossiya.

In addition, Boris Yuryevich Titov is chairman of the Russian-Chinese committee for peace, friendship and development, chairman of the Council of the Russian Union of Winegrowers and Winemakers.

Candidate Suraykin Maxim Alexandrovich (Born 08.08.1978), nominated by the political party "Communist Party of Communists of Russia".

Maxim Suraikin is the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communists of Russia party. In 2000 he graduated from MGUPS. The diploma indicates the specialty of an engineer for the organization and management of transport. Taught at the Department of Management of MGUP. Behind Suraikin's shoulders is postgraduate studies at Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov.

Where will the presidential candidates vote on March 18?

On Monday, March 12, the time came when Russians could change polling stations in the presidential elections. Moika78 decided to find out which polling stations were chosen by the candidates for the highest state post.

Apparently, most of the candidates have not yet decided on the place of voting or, for some reason, are hiding their plans. Only two of the eight campaign headquarters were able to provide accurate information about the chosen polling station. The rest are either ignorant or silent.

The CEC names the largest observation missions in the 2018 elections

Observer missions from the OSCE / ODIHR, the CIS Executive Committee and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly have become the most representative at the current presidential elections in Russia, they account for more than half of all international observers, CEC member Vasily Likhachev told RIA Novosti.

Now almost 1.4 thousand foreign observers from 87 countries have already been accredited to work in the presidential elections in Russia on March 18. The CEC member specified that the accreditation process is still ongoing.

On March 18, 2018, presidential elections will be held in Russia. The Russians will have to choose a worthy candidate whom they will trust to govern the country for the next six years. How will the 2018 elections be held and who is running for the presidency? About this in the material FBA "Economics Today".

In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the new president of Russia will be elected for a six-year term by direct secret ballot. It is legally established that the first round of presidential elections should take place on the second Sunday of the month in which voting took place in the last elections. Recall that the previous presidential elections were held on March 4, 2012. Due to a public holiday, the date of the current election from the second Sunday in March has been pushed back to the next Sunday. Thus, the elections in Russia will take place on March 18, 2018. And on December 27, 2017, the CEC began registration of candidates for the presidency of the Russian Federation. The documents required to participate in the elections will be accepted until 18:00 on January 31, 2018.

Self-nominated and party candidates

Both self-nominated candidates and candidates from political parties can take part in the presidential elections in Russia. The candidacy of a self-nominated candidate must be supported by an initiative group of at least 500 voters, which is registered with the CEC. To register as a candidate, you must provide a package of documents. It includes: signature lists with signatures of voters supporting the candidate; document confirming payment for the production of signature sheets; protocol on the results of collecting signatures of voters; a list of persons who collected signatures of voters; information about changes in the data about the candidate; the first financial report of the candidate.

On the timing and stages of the election campaign

There are clear deadlines and stages in the election campaign. So, by the end of January, the formation of polling stations should be completed. Precinct election commissions are being formed until February 1, and territorial election commissions are being formed until February 22. By the end of February, all candidates must publish their election programs and submit copies to the CEC.

Election campaigning in the media will officially start on February 19 and will continue until March 17. And the publication of the results of the public opinion poll, forecasts of the election results is allowed only until March 12.

By the way, by March 13, a candidate has the right to withdraw his candidacy, and a party has the right to withdraw a candidate nominated by it. March 17 - a day before the elections - comes the "day of silence" when any campaigning is prohibited. The deadline for determining the election results is until March 30, the publication of the results is until April 1. If necessary, April 8 is set as the day of repeat voting.

The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation (CEC of the Russian Federation) is responsible for organizing and conducting the 2018 elections The commission, an independent collegial federal state body, consists of 15 members with a casting vote.

Who will participate in the presidential elections in the Russian Federation: list of candidates

Several dozen candidates intend to take part in the presidential elections to be held in Russia on March 18, 2018. So, LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, one of the founders of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky, TV presenters Ksenia Sobchak and Ekaterina Gordon, as well as businessmen Sergei Polonsky and Elvira Agurbash, leader of the Party of Growth Boris Titov, and others announced their desire to run for the presidency. ... On December 6, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his intention to participate in the upcoming elections. Recall that candidate Vladimir Putin is running in the elections as a self-nominated candidate and now signatures are being collected. So far, the CEC has officially registered two candidates - Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Pavel Grudinin.

With spring approaching, Russians are showing increasing interest in a significant event that will take place on March 18, 2018 - the presidential elections in Russia. Russian presidential candidates have started an active pre-election campaign. According to the law, from February 18 to March 16, 2018 inclusive, election campaigning will be carried out on television, radio and in print media. Publication of the results of public opinion polls regarding the rating of presidential candidates, forecasts of the results of the 2018 elections is possible until March 12. March 17, 2018 is a pre-election “day of silence”. The election results must be determined by March 30 and published by April 1. Re-voting day (if necessary) - April 8, 2018.

Date of Russian presidential elections in 2018

According to paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the Federal Law of January 10, 2003 No. 19-FZ "On the elections of the President of the Russian Federation" (as amended), the date of the first round of the presidential elections in 2018 is the second Sunday of the month in which voting took place in the previous general presidential elections Russian Federation and in which he was elected six years ago (March 4, 2012). However, in accordance with clause 7 of Article 5 of the same Federal Law, if the Sunday on which the elections of the President of Russia are to be scheduled coincides with the day preceding a non-working holiday, or this Sunday falls on a week including a non-working holiday, or this Sunday is declared in the prescribed manner business day, elections are scheduled for next Sunday. Since the second week of March 2018 includes International Women's Day, which, according to Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, is a non-working holiday, the elections from the second Sunday of March (11 March 2018) are postponed to the next Sunday (18 March 2018).

The issue of the date of the presidential elections in Russia in 2018 was actively discussed in the news in early 2017. In March 2017, the head of the CEC Ella Pamfilova called it expedient to postpone the presidential election from March 11 to March 18 in 2018 for a week.

On June 1, 2017, the President of Russia signed the Draft Federal Law No. 114572−7 "On Amendments to the Federal Law" On the Elections of the President of the Russian Federation "", in fact, the date of the elections was March 18, 2018. On December 15, 2017, the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation set the upcoming elections for March 18, 2018.

Procedure for the nomination of presidential candidates in elections

According to the Federal Law “On Elections of the President of the Russian Federation”, a citizen of Russia who is at least 35 years old and has permanently resided in Russia for at least 10 years can be elected president. There are also some other restrictions on election (for example, a two-term limitation of tenure as president of the Russian Federation, incapacity, the presence of unredeemed convictions for grave and especially grave crimes, the effect of punishment for some administrative offenses, being in places of deprivation of liberty, the presence of foreign citizenship or nationality and some others), which are listed in Article 3 of the Federal Law.

There are two ways to participate in elections: as a self-nominated candidate and as a candidate from a registered party.

For a self-nominated candidate, the following rules apply: a citizen of the Russian Federation can nominate himself for the post of President of the Russian Federation, but subject to the support of his nomination by a group of voters. For registration, such a candidate must first create and register with the CEC a group of voters in the amount of at least 500 citizens of the Russian Federation who have active suffrage. Then, in order to be admitted to the elections, he must collect and submit to the Central Election Commission at least 300 thousand signatures of voters (moreover, the number of submitted signatures may exceed the number of required signatures, but no more than 5% (accordingly, each self-nominated candidate can submit to CEC up to 315 thousand signatures), and one constituent entity of the Russian Federation should have no more than 7,500 signatures.

Registration of a candidate for President of the Russian Federation nominated by a political party, represented in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation according to the results of the next elections, may be carried out on the basis of a decision of a political party to nominate a candidate without collecting signatures of voters, provided that the said official publication of this decision took place no later than 25 days after the official announcement of the appointment elections, but before the submission to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation of the documents required for the registration of a candidate.

On the basis of this decision, without collecting signatures of voters, registration of a candidate nominated by a political party is also carried out, whose lists of candidates were admitted to the distribution of deputy mandates (to whose lists of candidates deputy mandates were transferred in accordance with the law of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, provided for in paragraph 17 of article 35 of the Federal Law "On the basic guarantees of electoral rights and the right to participate in a referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation") in the legislative (representative) bodies of state power in at least one third of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in force on the day of official publication (publication) of the decision on the appointment of the presidential elections in the Russian Federation.

In order to be admitted to the elections, political parties that are not represented in the State Duma of the current convocation need to collect at least 100 thousand signatures of voters in support of the candidate nominated by it, and no more than 2,500 signatures of voters must fall on one subject of the Russian Federation.

Official presidential candidates in the 2018 elections

In all print media, on the Internet and, of course, on television, candidates for a high position are vigorously discussed. Voters are interested in the question of who will win the elections, what is the rating of the candidates for the presidency of Russia, after all, who are these candidates, how can they interest their electorate, what positive for the life of the population do they promise in their election programs, going to the elections of 2018?

Candidate Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich (Born 07.10.1952). Nominated for the 2018 Election by a group of voters created to support the self-nomination of a candidate for the post of President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin.

Photo: Vladimir Putin (Photo: kremlin.ru)

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Soviet and Russian statesman, the current president of Russia. From 2000 to 2008 - the second President of the Russian Federation, in 1999-2000 and from 2008 to 2012 - Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin.

On December 6, 2017, Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to nominate his candidacy for another term, this happened at a rally-concert dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the Gorky Automobile Plant.

Presidential candidate and incumbent head of state Vladimir Putin has not yet announced his election program. For the first time, he can outline the main points of his election program at a meeting with proxies, according to information from the electoral headquarters of Vladimir Putin, this event with a high degree of probability could take place at the end of January, Izvestia wrote.

According to official representatives of Putin's headquarters, it is not yet known whether the main candidate plans to announce the points of his election program at this meeting, but its main theses can be judged on the instructions of Vladimir Putin to proxies. Experts believe that the document will be based on innovations in the socio-economic sphere.

Presidential candidate Pavel Nikolaevich Grudinin (20.10.1960 born.), Nominated by the Communist Party and the national-patriotic forces, is their single candidate.

In the photo: Pavel Grudinin (Photo: Mikhail Tereshchenko / TASS)

Pavel Grudinin is the director of the prosperous CJSC Lenin State Farm near Moscow. Honored Worker of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. Also, Pavel Nikolaevich is engaged in politics and state affairs.

Russian presidential candidate in the 2018 elections Pavel Grudinin in January presented his election program, consisting of 20 points - "20 steps", which was published on the official website of the Communist Party.

Candidate Baburin Sergey Nikolaevich (Born 31.01.1959) - nominated by the Public Organization Political Party “Russian National Union”.

In the photo: Sergey Baburin (Photo: Anna Isakova / Press Service of the State Duma of the Russian Federation / TASS)

Sergei Baburin is a Russian politician and statesman. Sergei Baburin was a People's Deputy of the Russian Federation (1990-1993), a member of the Council of the Republic of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation. Also, Sergei Nikolaevich Baburin was elected a deputy of the State Duma of the I, II and IV convocations. At that time, he was deputy chairman of the State Duma of the II and IV convocations, a member of the State Duma Committee on civil, criminal, arbitration and procedural legislation.

Presidential candidate Sergei Baburin also presented his election program. He is going to start with amendments to the Constitution, considers it necessary, first of all, to make the judicial system truly independent. Also, the politician promises to develop a number of laws that will remove Russia from the "oil needle". His other priorities are strengthening control over housing and communal services and migration processes. And also a different approach to foreign policy.

CandidateZhirinovsky Vladimir Volfovich (Born 25.04.1946) was nominated by the political Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR).

In the photo: Vladimir Zhirinovsky (Photo: Vyacheslav Prokofiev / TASS)

Zhirinovsky Vladimir Volfovich - Chairman of the LDPR, member of the State Council, deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 7th convocation, head of the Supreme Council of the LDPR.

Volodymyr Volfovich called his election program "100 steps: It's time to make a powerful leap forward!" As TASS reported, one of the priorities of the leader of the liberal democrats of Russia will be the issuance of passports to “all Russians” and the protection of compatriots abroad. He also calls amnesty and humanization of the Criminal Code among the priority measures. To fight crime, Zhirinovsky proposes to create military courts and to abolish the moratorium on the death penalty. He is going to pay special attention to the fight against corruption. At the same time, he believes that the country should be built without communism, Nazism, racism and authoritarianism.

CandidateYavlinsky Grigory Alekseevich (Born on April 10, 1952), nominated by the political party "Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO".

In the photo: Grigory Yavlinsky (Photo: Artem Geodakyan / TASS)

Grigory Alekseevich Yavlinsky is a well-known Russian economist, one of the founders of the association and the leader of the Yabloko political party. In the past, Grigory Yavlinsky - Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR, one of the leaders of the electoral bloc "Yavlinsky - Boldyrev - Lukin". Grigory Alekseevich Yavlinsky led the Yabloko faction in the State Duma of Russia of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd convocations. Grigory Yavlinsky is a candidate for the presidency of Russia in 1996, 2000 and 2018.

Read more in the biography of the presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky.

The concept of the further development of the country by Grigory Yavlinsky, according to him, was being prepared for more than three years and consists of four elements. “Firstly, this is a description of the actual image of the future, secondly, this is the presidential program“ Road to the Future ”, and thirdly, this is an economic manifesto, it is about the obligations that the state must undertake in order for the road to the future to be successful. ... The fourth is the state strategy of economic development for 2018-2028, ”said Grigory Yavlinsky.

CandidateSobchak Ksenia Anatolievna (05.11.1981 year of birth), nominated by representatives of the All-Russian political party "Civil Initiative".

In the photo: Ksenia Sobchak (Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin / TASS)

Ksenia Anatolyevna Sobchak - daughter of the former mayor of Leningrad Anatoly Sobchak, Russian journalist, TV and radio presenter, actress, former member of the Coordination Council of the Russian opposition (2012-2013). He is a popular character in the media covering show business and social life.

Read more in the biography of presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak.

The election program of Ksenia Sobchak is called "123 difficult steps" and consists of four sections - "Domestic policy", "Economic development", "Social policy" and "Foreign policy".

Candidate Titov Boris Yurievich (Born on 24.12.1960), nominated by the "PARTY OF ROSTA" political party.

In the photo: Boris Titov (Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin / TASS photo host agency)

Boris Yuryevich Titov - Chairman of the "Party of Growth", authorized by the President of Russia to protect the rights of entrepreneurs, millionaire, founder of the Solvalub petrochemical products export company, owner of the Abrau-Dyurso sparkling wine plant. Boris Titov is the ex-chairman of Delovaya Rossiya. In addition, Boris Yuryevich Titov is chairman of the Russian-Chinese committee for peace, friendship and development, chairman of the Council of the Russian Union of Winegrowers and Winemakers.

The leader of the "Party of Growth" Boris Titov said that his program is aimed at developing the country's economy.

CandidateSuraykin Maxim Alexandrovich (Born 08.08.1978), nominated by the political party "Communist Party of Communists of Russia".

In the photo: Maxim Suraykin (Photo: Alexander Shcherbak / TASS)

Maxim Suraikin is the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communists of Russia party. In 2000 he graduated from MGUPS. The diploma indicates the specialty of an engineer for the organization and management of transport. Taught at the Department of Management of MGUP. Behind Suraikin's shoulders is postgraduate studies at Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov.

He was elected as an advisor to the meeting of the Moscow district "Tverskoy", was a member of the commission on the affairs of persons under the age of majority. In 2012, he headed the Communists of Russia party.

“The general pre-election program has already been approved. This is a program, above all, of a return to socialism. Concrete actions of the Stalinist communist president to change the socio-economic basis. We want the entire economy and power of the state, as in Soviet times, to work for a simple worker, ”said Maxim Suraikin about his program, with which he goes to the 2018 Elections.

Russian presidential candidates in the 2018 elections who were denied registration

Significantly more candidates planned to participate in the 2018 presidential elections in Russia, but not all of them managed to fulfill the conditions required by the law.

The registration of a group of voters was denied to a journalist due to the presence of an outstanding criminal record. Oleg Lurie and politics Alexey Navalny.

Registration was denied due to violations in the conduct of an initiative group of voters to candidates for the presidency of Russia to self-nominated candidates Sergey Polonsky, Lucky Lee, Andrey Yatsun, Tatiana Volovik and Aine Gamzatova (Deputy Director for Additional Education of the RPA of the Ministry of Justice of Russia).

Registration was denied due to lack of necessary documents and due to late informing the Central Election Commission about the holding of the party congress to the presidential candidate of Russia, the general director of the Center for Youth and Longevity LLC Marina Kopenkina.

Refused due to the applicant's failure to comply with the requirements of the legislation and the lack of necessary documents for the candidates for the presidency of Russia, the General Director of Melodiya LLC Vladimir Kuznetsov, a public figure Tristan Oath, Vasily Pugachev, Chairman of SNTSN "Rodnik" Sergey Stolpak, Viktor Cherepnin.

Registration was denied due to violations in the conduct of the congress on the nomination of candidates to the chairman of the "Women's Dialogue" party Elena Semerikova, General Director of Stroytrans LLC, Chairman of the Small Business Party of Russia Yuri Sidorov.

Registration of the initiative group of voters of the general director of Elof Hansson LLC Alexandra Chukhlebova was canceled by the Supreme Court on the claim of the CEC in connection with the identification of a residence permit in Finland. According to Wikipedia, the candidate planned to appeal the decision to the Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court.

Presidential candidates who were denied registration because they were unable to collect enough signatures

Natalia Lisitsyna

Candidate Lisitsyna Natalia Sergeevna, crane operator at metallurgical production at Petrostal Metallurgical Plant JSC, nominated by the Russian United Labor Front political party.

In the photo: Natalia Lisitsyna (Photo: riafan.ru)

Vladimir Mikhailov

Candidate Mikhailov Vladimir Viktorovich (Born 12/20/1964), self-nominated candidate.

In the photo: Vladimir Mikhailov (Photo: michailov.info)

Vladimir Viktorovich Mikhailov - deputy of the Kostroma Duma of the 5th and 6th convocations, chairman of the Kostroma regional public organization VOIR. In 2002, Vladimir Mikhailov was awarded the title "Honored Inventor of the Kostroma Region". And in 2008 - “Honored Inventor of the Russian Federation”. Vladimir Mikhailov has many patents and certificates for inventions, industrial designs and utility models.

Read more in the biography of the presidential candidate Vladimir Mikhailov.

The election program of the presidential candidate Vladimir Mikhailov has the following goals: Free citizens. Protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens; Social protection and safety of citizens; Strong army with defensive doctrine; Raising the level of ecology; Friendly relations with states and world leaders.

Vladimir Mikhailov said that he was able to collect only about 100 thousand signatures out of the required 300 thousand.

Mikhail Kozlov

Candidate Kozlov Mikhail Vladimirovich, an entrepreneur, an expert psychologist, familiar to the public on the programs "Dom-2" and "Let them say", was nominated by the political party for social protection.

The CEC of Russia first accepted the candidate's documents, then decided to deny registration of the authorized representative on financial issues of the candidate for the post of President of Russia from the Social Security Party Mikhail Kozlov in connection with the establishment of the fact of inconsistency of the notarized power of attorney. Finally, the CEC of Russia re-registered financial ombudsman Mikhail Kozlov and gave him permission to open a special electoral account. He can continue to participate in the campaign, but the signatures of voters will have to be collected again, RIA Novosti reported.

The Russian presidential candidate from the Social Protection Party was unable to collect the signatures of voters necessary for registration - he came to the CEC on January 31 with several boxes containing blank sheets of paper.

Elvira Agurbash

Candidate Agurbash Elvira Kalmetovna (Born 03/15/1975), nominated by the Green Alliance political party.

In early December 2017, Elvira Agurbash presented her election program. Its priorities are solving the problem of a shortage of jobs for the working-age population, reforming healthcare and providing Russians with quality products.

In the photo: Elvira Agurbash (Photo: ruspekh.ru)

Elvira Agurbash, a candidate for participation in the presidential elections in Russia from the Alliance of the Greens, did not submit signatures to the CEC in support of her candidacy, Yuri Ursov, head of her campaign headquarters, told RIA Novosti on January 31.

Presidential candidates who withdrew from the 2018 Election.

Candidate Polishchuk Stanislav Olegovich, nominated by the political party "Party of Social Reforms - Profit of Natural Resources - to the People".

In the photo: Stanislav Polishchuk (Photo: ruspekh.ru)

Volynets Irina Vladimirovna, nominated by the political party "People's Party of Russia".

In the photo: Irina Volynets (Photo: ruspekh.ru)

Bakov Anton Alekseevich (Born on December 29, 1965) - nominated by the political party "Monarchist Party". Candidate Anton Bakov in his short program proposed "the creation of a monarchical international, which is also a sacred union, and the formation of a mini-state headed by the Romanov dynasty." Bakov withdrew his candidacy from the elections.

stated that she saw no logic in Catherine's decision.

Bulaev Oleg, Secretary of the Central Committee of the "Communist Party of Social Justice", deputy of the Volgograd City Duma, nominated by the political party "Communist Party of Social Justice". Oleg Bulaev withdrew the candidacy from the elections.

Gagite Irina, a soloist of the Vladikavkaz branch of the Mariinsky Theater, was nominated by the Russian Socialist Party and also withdrew.

Sirazhdin Ramazanov, chairman of the board of the Social Democratic Party of Russia. Ramazanov said at a meeting of the CEC that he was withdrawing his candidacy, since the party "is not ready for such a serious election."

Roman Khudyakov, ex-State Duma deputy, was nominated by the "Honestly" party, collected 105 thousand signatures of voters in his support, on January 22, withdrew his candidacy in favor of the current president.

Election Campaign

On December 20, 2017, the CEC announced that it had received 28 notifications about holding party congresses and meetings of initiative groups to nominate presidential candidates for the upcoming elections, RIA Novosti wrote. On December 26, 2017, the CEC announced that it had already received 45 notifications about holding party congresses and meetings of initiative groups to nominate candidates for presidency at the 2018 Elections.

And finally, by January 1, the Central Election Commission of Russia received notifications about events related to the nomination of a record 64 presidential candidates, said the head of the CEC Ella Pamfilova.

As of mid-January, 17 candidates took part in the election campaign for the post of head of state, including two self-nominated candidates and 15 party candidates.

On January 13, the deadline for submitting documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC) for candidates for the presidency of Russia from political parties ended. The first officially registered presidential candidate was the leader of the LDPR party Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the second was the candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Pavel Grudinin.

Signature lists are accepted until 18:00 Moscow time on January 31. After that, the CEC will have 10 days to verify the signatures, then the registration of presidential candidates or a motivated refusal in it should follow.

On January 19, the police in Novosibirsk arrested the circulation of the newsletter “ true»With information about the presidential candidate Pavel Grudinin. The legal service of the Novosibirsk regional committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation has promised to appeal against the decision of the regional election commission, which declared illegal campaigning No. 2 of the newspaper "For the People's Power". Then a similar thing happened in Buryatia.

On January 25, the CEC reported on the spending of presidential candidates on the election campaign. The leader in this was Vladimir Zhirinovsky - the candidate for the presidency of Russia from the LDPR party. As reported with reference to the information of the CEC of the Russian Federation, as of January 22, Zhirinovsky spent about 116.5 million rubles on the 2018 elections.

They are followed by the CPRF presidential candidate Pavel Grudinin spent (26.3 million rubles), Yabloko-nominated Grigory Yavlinsky - 20.8 million rubles, the candidate from the Civil Initiative Ksenia Sobchak - 14.2 million rubles and Boris Titov (Growth Party) - 11.4 million rubles.

January 25 Secretary of the Central Election Commission Maya Grishina said that perhaps a record number of women are taking part in the current presidential campaign.

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