Russia's Central Election Commission refused to accept the initial nomination of Yekaterina Duntsova, President Vladimir Putin's challenger, citing errors in the submitted documents.
Yekaterina Duntsova wanted to run in the election calling for peace in Ukraine and with a vision of a “humane” Russia “that is peaceful, friendly and willing to work with everyone on the basis of respect.”
After the Central Election Commission rejected the nomination, Duntsova wrote in the Telegram messaging app: “On December 23, the Central Election Commission refused to register my initiative group.” According to a Telegram channel close to Duntsova's campaign, the committee found 100 errors in its initiative group. nomination papers, including errors in the spelling of names.
Meanwhile, the head of Russia's Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, told Duntsova at the commission meeting: “You are a young woman, you still have everything ahead of you. Every minus can always be turned into a plus.”
Duntsova urges Yabloko political party leaders to nominate her
Duntsova plans to appeal the decision to Russia's Supreme Court and is urging Yabloko political party leaders to nominate her as a candidate. Russian state media previously quoted Yabloko Party founder and leader Grigory Yavlinsky as saying he would not run for president, citing the party's press service.
When Duntsova's call to Yabloko became public, Yavlinsky said in a live interview on YouTube that he “didn't know” whether the party would consider her request.
Duntsova took her first steps toward candidate status on Sunday, when her election was supported by 500 supporters as required by Russian electoral law, and on Wednesday presented documents to Russia's Central Election Commission to register her nomination.
Putin is confident he will win the next elections
A number of Russian parties also announced which candidates they would support in next March's presidential elections – which incumbent President Vladimir Putin will almost certainly win.
Putin submitted his nomination papers to the Central Election Commission on Monday.
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Published: Dec 24, 2023 07:43 IST
