"To not look like a grandfather": the Kremlin began to look for Putin's competitors for elections - the media

According to journalists, candidates under 50 years will not be registered because the administration of Vladimir Putin is experiencing his image. The Kremlin began to think about how to pick Vladimir Putin an opponent for the upcoming elections so that he did not look "grandfather". This is stated in the material of Meduza. It is noted that most likely candidates who are younger than 50 years will not register for the polls that will take place in March 2024.

Representatives of the Kremlin head are worried about his image. "In the political block of the Presidential Administration (AP), which is governed by Sergey Kiriyenko, they have decided on" Sparring partners ", who will" compete "with Vladimir Putin in the 2024 presidential elections. According to two sources of media close to the Kremlin, one of the main ones The criteria of their selection were age.

According to the assessment of AP officials, the presence of such candidates in the ballot can make the Russians think that 70-year-old Putin is "no longer the person who came to power with a hard hand,"-reads. The Kremlin also wants the presidential elections, except Vladimir Putin, there were representatives of the three three parties: the CPRF, the LDPR and the "new people. " In 2008 - 17%, and in 2012 - 18%.

Also, journalists also noted that the record should be broken for all years, and Vladimir Putin can gain more The Kremlin, the presidential candidate will be Leonid Slutsky. According to preliminary data from journalists, he loves PR, so he can agree. Alexei Nechayev wants to see the new people in AP, but he realizes that many votes do not gain, so he does not agree.