2024 Russian presidential election


The Next Russian presidential election will take place in March 2024. In accordance with electoral law, the first round will be held on Sunday 17 March 2024. These election will be the first after the 2020 constitutional reform.
If in the first round no candidate attains an absolute majority of the votes, then according to the law a second round will take place exactly three weeks later on 7 April 2024.
Incumbent President Vladimir Putin has the right to seek re-election. Despite the two-term limit, Putin has been granted the right to run again for two more terms, after the 2020 constitutional reform. The winner of the election is scheduled to be inaugurated on 7 May 2024.

Background

2020 constitutional reform

According to point 3 of article 81 of the Constitution of Russia, the same person cannot hold a position of the President of the Russian Federation more than two terms. The constitutional reform confirmed this provision, and even removed the clause "in a row", because of which there was actually no limit on the maximum number of terms and thanks to which Vladimir Putin again became President in 2012. However, at the same time, the number of terms previously held by the incumbent and former presidents has ceased to be taken into account, which is why Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev received the right to be elected again for two new terms.

New requirements for candidates

According to the new version of the Constitution, presidential candidates must meet the following requirements:
Individuals in this section have expressed an interest in running for president.

United Russia

Individuals in this section are the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy.

United Russia

The individuals in this section have publicly denied interest in running.

United Russia

This section contains candidates who expressed their intention to run, but who lost their right to run as a result of the constitutional reform.

Independent