INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Vladimir Putin is defying Russian election laws by unofficially campaigning during his work trips and meetings while enjoying
preferential coverage on state television.In the five weeks since Putin announced that he will run for a fifth term in the upcoming
presidential election, independent observers have noted violations in both his self-nomination as a candidate and the collection of
Duma lawmaker who attends regular meetings with the Kremlin told The Moscow Times.The lawmaker spoke on condition of anonymity because he is
not authorized to make statements to the media.Under the Russian Constitution, Putin, 71, was supposed to leave the presidency in 2024.But
the Kremlin.Collecting signatures in support of President Vladimir Putin's nomination to run in the election.Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News
AgencyPutin always waits until the last minute to declare whether he will run for re-election
planning for Putin to win a landslide victory with more than 80% of the vote.And in October, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed his
Russian leader.In some regions, such as St
Petersburg, the heads of local election commissions have been seen collecting signatures for Putin in public places, even though election
with mentions of him far outnumbering those of his opponents, according to a report by the independent election monitor Golos.Volunteers
brought to Putin's election headquarters the collected signatures in support of his nomination as a presidential candidate.Pelagia Tikhonova
The number of mentions of Putin as president and as a candidate in total is 40 times higher than that of the Liberal Democratic Party and
with either positive or neutral language, but never negative.Instead of informing citizens about all election candidates, state television
children at his official residence outside Moscow.Putin in Khabarovsk during his visit to the Far East.Alexander Ryumin, TASS /
kremlin.ruState television has not given positive coverage to any other presidential candidate so far, Golos said in its report.However,
required to take leave during the election.But he is not allowed to use his position as head of state to campaign, while campaign-related
even semi-state bodies under Putin are built into the power vertical
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