Vladimir Putin was nominated as a candidate for the presidency of Russia at a meeting of the initiative group on December 26. Alexei Anisimov, head of the executive committee of the All-Russian Popular Front, told Interfax about this.
According to TASS, a meeting of the initiative group, which will include representatives of the ONF, the United Russia party and the Volunteers of Victory movement, will be held at VDNKh.
Vladimir Putin instructed the head of the State Duma Committee on Culture, Stanislav Govorukhin, to convene the initiative group, an informed source of Interfax said.
The electoral headquarters of Vladimir Putin will perform technical functions, the so-called headquarters of public support is not planned to be formed, Anisimov said.