Russian Presidential Elections conducted in Kerala
Voting for the Russian presidential elections was conducted by Russian citizens living in Kerala at a booth set up especially at the Russian House, the Honorary Consulate of the Russian Federation, in Thiruvananthapuram.
The Russian House in Thiruvananthapuram’s director and honorary consul, Ratheesh Nair, announced that they had set up polling for the country’s presidential elections for the third time. He thanked the Russian community in Kerala for their assistance with the election process.
In an interview with ANI, Ratheesh Nair said, “This is the third time the Consulate of Russian Federation is hosting polling for the Russian presidential elections. This is actually for Russian nationalists staying here and also for the tourists. We are happy to associate with the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. I am very grateful to the Russian citizens in Kerala for their cooperation and enthusiasm to cast votes in the process of electing their new president.”
Sergey Azurov, Senior Consul General in Chennai, said, “We are organizing preliminary voting in the framework of presidential elections. We are here to provide an opportunity for the citizens of Russian federations living in India.”
Russian national Ulia said her fellow countrymen in Kerala are appreciative of the Russian house and consulate general in India for giving them the chance to vote in the presidential election.
Speaking to ANI, Ulia said, “Everyone who came today is Russian citizens either residing permanently in India or are visiting tourists. Everybody is thankful and happy to come here and participate in the election, which is very important for every citizen. This is our responsibility. So, we are thankful to the Russian house and the consulate general in India from Chennai for providing this chance.”
Russia’s presidential elections are scheduled for March 15–17. Voting for Russian nationals will take place in all 11 of the country’s time zones from Friday to Sunday. Only three candidates have been approved by Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) to run against Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to CNN.
Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party, and Nikolay Kharitonov of the Communist Party are the three contenders opposing Putin. None of the three men are opposed to Russia’s military action against Ukraine, and they are all regarded as being sufficiently pro-Kremlin.
Putin’s victory is virtually certain because most opposition candidates are either dead, imprisoned, exiled, prohibited from running, or are only symbolic figures, according to a CNN report.
If Putin is reelected, his reign will last until at least 2030. He would then be eligible to run for office again in 2020 in the event that the constitution changed, possibly keeping him in office until 2036.
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