MOSCOW: Less than ten percent of Russians are still undecided about who to vote for at the upcoming presidential election, Director Gener...
MOSCOW: Less than ten percent of Russians are still undecided about who to vote for at the upcoming presidential election, Director General of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) Valery Fedorov told TASS.
"This campaign is following the so-called referendum scenario. What does it mean? It means that everything has been clear from the very beginning. The majority of people have made up their minds about who they are going to vote for and why. Very few - less than ten percent - are still undecided. Usually, there much more of such people," he said.
According to Fedorov, no serious changes were reported during the election campaign, since there are too few undecided. "In a situation when many people are undecided, candidates are fighting for their votes and people may change sides. Now, nothing of the kind is happening. People have made up their minds. That is why we see nothing extraordinary or interesting," he added.
The Russian Federation Council, or upper house of parliament, officially designated March 17, 2024 as the day of the presidential election. The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) then announced that voting will take place over three days on March 15-17. Four candidates will vie for the top office, namely New People party nominee Vladislav Davankov; self-nominated candidate and incumbent President Vladimir Putin; Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) nominee Leonid Slutsky; and Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) nominee Nikolay Kharitonov.
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