The LDPR party nominated Leonid Slutsky as a presidential candidate

The LDPR pre-election congress nominated the head of the party, Leonid Slutsky, as a candidate for the presidential election. Slutsky was chosen by secret ballot of the congress; he was the only candidate on the ballot.

The governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, Mikhail Degtyarev, proposed to nominate Slutsky. The candidacy was also supported by Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Ulyanovsk Region Viktor But.

108 ballots were issued for voting, of which 106 voted “for”, and 2 were declared invalid. The LDPR congress took place on the territory of the Crocus Expo exhibition center.

In 2018, Russian journalists accused Leonid Slutsky of harassment. Then he did not agree with the accusations, said that this could be an election provocation, and did not suffer any punishment. “I am very flattered that my modest persona was chosen for the projection of Harvey Weinstein in Russia, but the choice was not entirely successful,” Slutsky said then

Viktor Bout, who nominated Slutsky, served time in the United States for arms smuggling. He was traded in December 2022. After returning to the country, Bout declared support for the war that Russia is waging in Ukraine and joined the Liberal Democratic Party.

On December 17, the congress of the United Russia party expressed support for the nomination of Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidential elections, which will take place on March 15–17.

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