Kadyrov said he forgot about the imminent expiration of his authority - "journalists reminded"

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that he had forgotten about the imminent expired of his authority in this post, which was reminded of the journalists the day before. He stated that he was not preparing for the elections, but he believes that the president must approve the candidate, although political parties formally offer them.

In his post on his Instagram, Kadyrov said that he did not think about whether he needed to run, because “I didn’t want to be distracted”: “I immediately had questions if I was going to run. I didn’t think about it. I am sure that, first of all, there should be a choice of the president of Russia on candidacy. If he says that a person is suitable for the post of head of the republic, and the people support him, then we should take part in the election ... about the election. I do not want to be distracted by these questions. " (Spelling saved - Newsru.com .)

Kadyrov called his duties as the head of Chechnya “too voluminous” and said that it was important for him to focus on them.

The term of office of Kadyrov expires on April 5 of this year. According to the changes that were introduced to the Chechnya Constitution in 2012, political parties will nominate candidates for the post of head of the republic, and residents of the Chechen Republic will choose the president on a single voting day. At the same time, the acting head of the republic should be appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Over the past weeks, Kadyrov’s statements to the opposition provoked a number of scandals. The latter at the moment is associated with the publication on the same Instagram video, in which the chairman of the opposition party Parnas Mikhail Kasyanov is depicted through a sniper sight.

The Instagram administration The scandalous video was deleted due to violations of the network rules. Kadyrov after that criticized the social network and erupted with a new portion of accusations against the non -systemic opposition.