Among the leadership of the election headquarters of Vladimir Putin, who submitted documents to the Central Election Commission to register as a candidate for the presidency of Russia on December 18, is a veteran of the Northern Military District, chief physician of a Moscow hospital and People’s Artist of the Russian Federation. I learned the names of possible co-chairs of the headquarters “Kommersant”.
According to the publication, all three alleged leaders are part of the initiative group that supported Putin by nominating his own candidate on December 16. We are talking about the speaker of the parliament of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Spartan battalion commander Artem Zhog, actor Vladimir Mashkov and chief physician of Moscow City Hospital No. 52 Maryana Lysenko.
On December 8, it was Zhoga who approached Putin on behalf of Donbass with a request to participate in the presidential elections, to which Putin responded positively. Additionally, Zhoga headed the United Russia list in the autumn elections of the DPR People’s Council.
Lysenko is considered one of the most famous fighters against the covid epidemic, for which he received the title of Hero of Labor. He also ran for the State Duma on the United Russia list and later left his post.
As Kommersant wrote, Mashkov repeatedly participated in United Russia events, was a member of the commission that developed amendments to the Constitution, and was also elected to the State Duma on the United Russia list, later refusing his post.
Putin after the ceremony held in the Kremlin to present the Gold Star medal to Russia’s heroes on December 8 statedHe said he would participate in the upcoming presidential elections. The politician was elected to the post of President of the Russian Federation four times in 2000, 2004, 2012 and 2018.
The presidential elections of the Russian Federation in 2024 will take place on March 17, 2024. The new Russian leader will take office on May 7.
Previously at CEC promise Consider registering a group of voters who support Putin.