Leader Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky gave in his Telegram -channel forecast for the presidential elections in Russia in 2024.
According to him, the potential presidential candidates previously listed by him are not a list of people, one of whom will definitely be the successor of the current leader Vladimir Putin in 2024. According to Zhirinovsky, it lists people who are part of the country’s top political leadership, and now “it is logical to evaluate only one of them.” At the same time, in 2024, the candidate for the post of President of Russia may be completely different, the politician admitted.
“Moreover, it is possible that the current president will participate in the elections – he has the right to do so in accordance with the amendments to the Constitution. And he will most likely announce his decision not earlier than the end of 2023,” the LDPR leader said.
He added that if Putin does not run for president in 2024, “then a completely new person will appear from the Kremlin.”
On December 28, Zhirinovsky named the Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin , Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu , Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin , former prime minister Dmitry Medvedev , Governor of the Tula Region Alexey Dyumin , speaker State Duma Viacheslav Volodin , chapter Federation Council Valentina Matvienko a >, chapter the Accounts Chamber Alexey Kudrin .
Vladimir Putin and his entourage evasively answer questions about the successor to the head of state. The current Russian leader has repeatedly said that this issue should be addressed by the country’s residents. In an interview, he admitted that he has been thinking about a worthy candidate for the presidency since 2000. At the same time, he admits his participation in the elections in 2024, having received such right after the adoption of amendments to the Constitution.