Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Russia in March 2024. In accordance with electoral law, the first round will be held on Sunday, 17 March. The elections will be the first after the

2020 amendments to the Constitution of Russia The amendments of 2020, which were proposed in January 2020, are the second substantial amendments to the Constitution of Russia of 1993. To introduce these amendments, Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, held a national vote. They were approved ...

, and therefore the first in which incumbent President Vladimir Putin would be eligible to seek reelection. If no candidate receives more than half the vote, a second round will take place exactly three weeks later on 7 April 2024. The winner of the election is scheduled to be inaugurated on 7 May 2024. As was the case in the 2018 Russian presidential election, one of the most prominent opposition leaders,

Alexei Navalny Alexei Anatolievich Navalny ( rus, links=no, Алексей Анатольевич Навальный, , ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ nɐˈvalʲnɨj; born 4 June 1976) is a Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, Russian opposition ...

, is barred from running due to a prior criminal conviction, which is widely seen as politically motivated.

Background

2020 constitutional reform

According to clause 3 of article 81 of the Constitution of Russia, the same person cannot hold the position of President of the Russian Federation for more than two terms. The constitutional reform confirmed this provision, and even removed the words "in a row", because there was actually no limit on the maximum number of terms and thanks to which Vladimir Putin again became President in 2012. However, at the same time, the number of terms previously held by the incumbent and former presidents has ceased to be taken into account, which is why Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev received the right to be elected again for two new terms.

New requirements for candidates

According to the new version of the Constitution, presidential candidates must: *Be at least 35 years old (the requirement has not changed); *Be resident in Russia for at least 25 years (previously 10 years); *Not have foreign citizenship or residence permit in a foreign country, either at the time of the election or at any time before (new constitutional requirement).

Individuals who have publicly expressed interest

Individuals in this section have expressed an interest in running for president.

United Russia

Maxim Oreshkin Maksim Stanislavovich Oreshkin (russian: Максим Станиславович Орешкин; born 21 July 1982) is a Russian economist and politician who served as the Minister for Economic Development from 30 November 2016 to 15 January ...

, former Minister of Economic Development. File:Maxim Oreshkin (11 December 2017).jpg,

Communist Party

* Pavel Grudinin, CEO of the Lenin State Farm, former Deputy of the

Moscow Oblast Duma The Moscow Oblast Duma (russian: Московская областная Дума) is the regional parliament of Moscow Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. The body was established in 1993 upon the dissolution of the Moscow Oblast Soviet. The ...

, 2018 presidential candidate. File:Pavel Grudinin (cropped, 2018-03-19).jpg,

Liberal Democratic Party

Yelena Afanasyeva Yelena Aleksandrovna Vlasova-Afanasyeva (russian: Елена Александровна Афанасьева; born March 1, 1967 in Kulebaki) is a former Russian athlete who competed in the 800 metres. Her greatest achievements include a European ...

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

from

Orenburg Oblast Orenburg Oblast (russian: Оренбургская область, ''Orenburgskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name ''Chkalov Oblast'' () ...

. File:Elena Afanasyeva.jpg,

A Just Russia — For Truth

* Oleg Bryachak, Deputy of the

Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...

City Duma. File:Олег Михайлович Брячак.JPG,

Yabloko

Oleg Vinogradov Oleg Mikhailovich Vinogradov (russian: Оле́г Миха́йлович Виногра́дов; born 1 August 1937) is a Russian former dancer, choreographer and ballet director. He graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet under Ale ...

, former Vice Governor of Yaroslavl Oblast, former Deputy of the Yaroslavl Oblast Duma. * Nikolay Rybakov, leader of the Yabloko party. * Lev Schlossberg, Deputy of the

Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...

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Communists of Russia

* Maxim Suraykin, Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast, leader of the Communists of Russia, 2018 presidential candidate. File:Maksim Suraykin (cropped, 2018-03-19).jpg,

Party of Social Protection

* Vladimir Mikhailov, Deputy of the Kostroma Oblast Duma, leader of the Party of Social Protection, entrepreneur and inventor. File:Michailov info.png,

Independent

Dmitri Nossov Dmitri Yurievich Nossov (russian: Дмитрий Юрьевич Носов; born April 9, 1980) is a Russian judoka and politician. He won a bronze medal in the half-middleweight (81 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, despite break ...

, sportsman,

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

and former Deputy of the

State Duma The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house ...

. * Boris Yakemenko, public activist and co-founder of the Nashi movement. *, rapper. File:Дмитрий Носов.jpg,

Potential candidates

Individuals in this section are the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy.

United Russia

* Alexey Dyumin, Governor of Tula Oblast. *

Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

, leader of United Russia party, former

Prime Minister of Russia The chairman of the government of the Russian Federation, also informally known as the prime minister, is the nominal head of government of Russia. Although the post dates back to 1905, its current form was established on 12 December 1993 fo ...

and former President of Russia. *

Dmitry Mironov Dmitry Andreyevich Mironov (russian: Дми́трий Андре́евич Миро́нов; born October 22, 1992, in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian curler from Sochi. As a junior curler, Mironov played second for Team Russia at two World Junior C ...

, assistant to the President of Russia, former Governor of Yaroslavl Oblast. * Sergey Naryshkin, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, former Deputy and Chairman of the State Duma. * Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister, former

Minister of Energy An energy minister is a position in many governments responsible for energy production and regulation, developing governmental energy policy, scientific research, and natural resources conservation. In some countries, environmental responsibilities ...

. * Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defence, former Minister of Emergency Situations. * Sergey Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow. * Andrey Turchak,

from

and First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, former Governor of

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Communist Party

* Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party, Deputy of the

. * Yury Afonin, Deputy of the

. *

Nikolai Bondarenko Nikolai Nikolayevich Bondarenko (russian: Николай Николаевич Бондаренко; born 3 June 1985) is a Russian opposition politician and blogger, who served as Member of the Saratov Oblast Duma from 2017 until his expulsion ...

, former Deputy of the

Saratov Oblast Duma The Saratov Oblast Duma (russian: Саратовская областная дума, Saratovskaya oblastnaya duma) is the Regional parliaments of Russia, regional parliament of Saratov Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. A total of 45 deputies ...

. * Leonid Kalashnikov, Deputy of the

. *

Andrey Klychkov Andrey Yevgenyevich Klychkov (Russian: Андрей Евгеньевич Клычков; born on 2 September 1979), is a Russian state and political figure, and a lawyer. He is currently serving as the Governor of Oryol Oblast since 5 October 20 ...

, Governor of Oryol Oblast. * Nikolay Kolomeytsev, Deputy of the

. * Alexey Kurinny, Deputy of the

. *

Anatoly Lokot Anatoly Evgenevich Lokot (russian: Анатолий Евгеньевич Локоть; born 18 January 1959, Novosibirsk) is the mayor of Novosibirsk, in Russia. In 1981, he graduated from the Department of Physics and Technics of the Novosibirs ...

, Mayor of

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

, former Deputy of the

. * Oleg Mikhailov, Deputy of the

. * Nikita Mikhalkov, filmmaker, actor, chairman of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. * Dmitry Novikov, Deputy of the

. * Maria Prusakova, Deputy of the

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Liberal Democratic Party

* Mikhail Degtyarev, Governor of Khabarovsk Krai, former Deputy of the

. * Igor Lebedev, former Deputy of the

. *

Alexey Ostrovsky Aleksey Vladimirovich Ostrovskiy (russian: Алексей Владимирович Островский, also transliterated Alexei Vladimirovich Ostrovsky; born January 14, 1976) is a member of the State Duma of Russia. He is a member of the LDP ...

Governor of Smolensk Oblast The governor of Smolensk Oblast (russian: Губернатор Смоленской области) is the highest official of Smolensk Oblast, a region in Central Russia. He heads the supreme executive body of the region — the Smolensk Oblast ad ...

, former Deputy of the

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A Just Russia — For Truth

* Zakhar Prilepin, writer, publicist, TV anchor, public activist, former leader of the

For Truth For Truth (russian: За правду; ''Za pravdu'') was a national-conservative political party in Russia. It was established in February 2020 by writer Zakhar Prilepin. On January 28, 2021, the party united with the Patriots of Russia party an ...

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Yabloko

* Dmitry Muratov, journalist, editor-in-chief of the

Novaya Gazeta ''Novaya Gazeta'' ( rus, Новая газета, t=New Gazette, p=ˈnovəjə ɡɐˈzʲetə) is an independent Russian newspaper known for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs. It is published in Mo ...

newspaper. File:2018-06-20 Boris Nemzow Preis 2018-9831.jpg,

Independent

* Andrey Belousov,

First Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...

. * Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund. *

Sergey Kiriyenko Sergey Vladilenovich Kiriyenko (''né'' ''Izraitel''; russian: Серге́й Владиле́нович Кирие́нко; born 26 July 1962) is a Russian politician who has served as First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administra ...

, Kremlin First Deputy Chief of Staff and former

. * Alexei Kudrin, Chairman of the Accounts Chamber. * Mikhail Mishustin,

. * Dmitry Patrushev, Minister of Agriculture. * Vladimir Putin, incumbent President, former

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Declined to be candidates

The individuals in this section have publicly denied interest in running.

United Russia

* Ramzan Kadyrov,

Head of Chechnya The Head of the Chechen Republic or Head of Chechnya (russian: Глава Чеченской Республики, italic=yes, ce, Мехкада Нохчийн Республика; formerly President of the Chechen Republic or President of Che ...

. * Vyacheslav Volodin, Deputy and Chairman of the State Duma.

Yabloko

* Grigory Yavlinsky, former Deputy of the

, former leader of the Yabloko party, presidential candidate in 1996, 2000 and 2018.

Independent

* Maxim Galkin, comedian and TV anchor.

Disqualified candidates

This section contains candidates who expressed their intention to run or the most well-known potential candidates who have lost their right to run.

Independent

, Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist. He is barred from running in the election due to a prior criminal conviction, which is widely seen as politically motivated. * Sergei Polonsky, businessman, former CEO of the Mirax Group. In 2013, he received Cambodian citizenship, and now does not have the right to become President of Russia, even if he renounces his foreign citizenship. * Ksenia Sobchak, TV anchor, opposition activist and journalist, Civic Initiative's presidential nominee in 2018. In 2022, she received Israeli citizenship, and now does not have the right to become President of Russia, even if she renounces her foreign citizenship.

Opinion polls

Footnotes

References

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