Starting February 19, state television channels and radio stations will begin providing free airtime to Russian presidential candidates. This was reported by Interfax.
On February 13, the Central Election Commission held a draw for the distribution of broadcast time on radio stations “Russia-1”, “Russia-24”, Channel One, “TV Center”, Russian State Television (OTR). “Russian Radio”, “Mayak” and “Vesti FM”. 60 hours of television and 36 hours of radio broadcast were raffled.
February 19, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications Oleg Matveychev statedNo event can shake Russians’ determination to vote for Vladimir Putin in the upcoming Russian presidential elections.
One day before reportedThe majority of Russians (79%) declared that they are ready to vote for Vladimir Putin in the 2024 elections.
Russian Federation presidential elections will be held on March 15-17, 2024.
Previously reportedIt was seen that the majority of Russians who participated in the survey stated that they wanted to participate in the elections.