“We won’t have time to celebrate the victory before Lent” Editorial “Layout” October 19, 2023 | How officials are preparing to conduct Vladimir Putin's presidential election campaign Vladimir Putin must receive at least 80% of the votes in the elections with the same turnout. Such guidelines, according to Vorstka, are set by the Kremlin’s internal political bloc for Russian officials. The presidential campaign is officially scheduled to start in November.

The number of fines for rallies in Russia has dropped below Covid levels In the first half of 2023, courts fined a record low number of people for protests In the first six months of 2023, Russian security forces drew up a record low number of protocols for violations at rallies. This is indicated by data from the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court, which was drawn to the attention of Vorstka.