The election campaign of the presidential elections in Russia on March 18, 2018 is in full swing. The CEC received notifications of participation in the elections from 46 self-nominated candidates and 21 parties.
However, there are also those who refused to participate without submitting documents to the Central Election Commission (CEC), or for which a decision was made to refuse registration.
Today we offer a list of key candidates who will not run in the 2018 elections.
Read also:
- Full list of candidates for the President of Russia 2018officially admitted by the CEC to the elections.
- Rating of candidates for the presidency of Russia 2018, according to FOM, VTsIOM, Levada Center and popular vote.
Elvira Agurbash, Green Alliance - signatures not submitted to the CEC
The vice-president of Mortadel, known for her sharp speeches during the discussion of the new edition of the law on trade, as well as the trade wars with Dixie, decided to nominate herself for the presidency of Russia, which she wrote about on Facebook.
Target audience of Agurbash is small and medium-sized businesses.
Vladimir Mikhailov, self-nomination - signatures not presented to the CEC
The Honored Inventor of Russia and the Deputy of the Kostroma Regional Duma is going to represent "impoverished and dying out Russia."
At the forefront of his election program, he puts primarily the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, social protection and a strong army.
Stanislav Polishchuk, "Party of Social Reforms" - signatures not presented to the CEC
He is a nominee from the Party of Social Reforms. His main initiative is the transfer of land, mineral resources and minerals to the ownership of the Russian people.
Natalya Lisitsyna, ROT Front - signatures not presented to the CEC
Who better understands the aspirations of the Russian people than a candidate from the people? Such a person is the trade union activist, crane operator Natalya Lisitsyna, nominated by the ROT Front party. As president, she is ready to defend the interests of the working class.
Mikhail Kozlov, "Social Protection" - signatures not presented to the CEC
A social psychologist, known mainly for advising the participants of the House 2 project, an election participant from the Social Protection party.
Irina Volynets, "People's Party of Russia" - signatures not presented to the CEC
Irina, the leader of the National Parents' Committee, was going to dilute the "chronic shortage" of bright and charismatic presidential candidates.
She pays great attention to the social sphere - increasing the minimum wage, maternity capital and supporting large families.
Ekaterina Gordon, "Party of Good Deeds" - withdrew from the elections
«I know the names of those who are entrusted with the implementation of this project and do not want to participate in the farce."- said Gordon.
The Russian journalist and public figure announced her desire to compete with other applicants. She considers the protection of the rights of women and children to be the basis of her program, knowing in practice how the judicial system works.
Ekaterina in her video message emphasizes that she is the only candidate not coordinated with the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.
Anton Bakov, "Monarchist Party of Russia" - withdrew from the elections
The billionaire and the head of the "Monarchist Party of Russia" will represent this very party, since Natalya Poklonskaya refused this honor.
His election program is simple: to restore the monarchy in Russia and create a "monarchist international." It is interesting that earlier Anton planned to revive the Romanov empire in the pleasant conditions of the Kiribati islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Roman Khudyakov ("Honestly") - withdrew from the elections
Former member of the Liberal Democratic Party and State Duma deputy. 40 years. Was born in Tiraspol. He served in the peacekeeping forces of the Russian Federation in Transnistria. He is known for his participation in entertainment programs on television. Supports the nationalization of the Central Bank, the abolition of the Unified State Exam, support for families, revision of legislation and the introduction of the efficiency of officials.
He is the chairman of the "Honestly" party. Withdrew his candidacy on January 22, 2018 without giving any reason.
Irina Gagite - withdrew the candidacy
The candidate from the Russian Socialist Party hastily withdrew the candidacy and withdrew the documents right during the CEC meeting. The reason was the commission's suspicions of the legality of the collected package of documents. Irina was offered a choice, either to withdraw the candidacy, or to send the documents to the investigating authorities for verification, and in this case, criminal liability of the persons involved in their preparation is possible.
Stepan Sulakshin - refused to participate
The professor and politician who heads the Center for Scientific Political Thought and Ideology has already tried to participate in the presidential elections in 1996. However, the initiative group that nominated Sulakshin did not collect the required number of signatures.
Sulakshin's election program included such important points as: amending the Constitution of the Russian Federation, since he considers the current one to be openly "Russophobic", the return of Russian sovereignty (from whom it is not specified), the return of the turnover of power and the responsibility of officials and courts, as well as the return of an advanced, leading country. positions in the world.
Vyacheslav Maltsev - refused to participate
The host of the political channel Artpodgotovka on Youtube, now living in France, was involved in the scandalous "revolution" on November 5, 2017. He called on his supporters to take to the streets and seize power into their own hands. In this regard, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case against Maltsev, and Artpodgtovka was recognized as an extremist organization.
So, although Maltsev at the beginning of 2017 announced his desire to be the president of Russia, he is unlikely to have the opportunity to participate in the elections.
Alina Vitukhnovskaya - refused to participate
Since the spring of this year, the "Black Icon of Russian Literature" has intended to run for president.
In case of victory, she promised to work on the creation of a professional army, to allow everyone to carry weapons, and also to rid Russia of the role of "international gendarme" (whatever that means).
Sergei Polonsky - the nomination was declared invalid
The owner of his own island in Cambodia and a failed cosmonaut also intends to run for the presidency of the Russian state in 2018.
The piquancy of the situation is added by the fact that in the past Polonsky was found guilty in a case of large-scale fraud.
The nomination was declared invalid because there are fewer than 500 people listed in the candidate's support group.
Andrey Bazhutin - the nomination was declared invalid
The chairman of the Association of Carriers of Russia, organizer and coordinator of the "March to Moscow" truckers call on Siberian truckers and sympathizers to vote for him in the upcoming presidential elections.
He is primarily interested in “problems of education, health care, housing and communal services”.
At the meeting of voters in support of the self-nominated candidate Bazhutin, only 25 out of the required 500 were present, which is the basis for the CEC to recognize the nomination as invalid.
Boris Yakemenko - refused to participate
In mid-October 2017, Boris, a member of the Nashi movement and the creator of Walking Together, published his campaign theses.
The main idea of the theses is “working with people”, the transition to “democratic justice” and “fair world order”, as well as “disobedience to globalized Atlanticism”. So that readers do not have to rummage through dictionaries in search of this term, let us explain that Atlanticism means all-round cooperation between the United States, Canada and the countries of Western Europe. Atlanticism is most fully reflected in the activities of NATO.
Andrey Bogdanov - refused to participate
Master of the Grand Lodge of Russia, representative of the association of ten non-parliamentary parties, the "Third Power" bloc and presidential candidate from the "Democratic Party of Russia".
Andrei was energized by the highly-rated victory of more than two hundred candidates whom he said he consulted in the Moscow municipal elections.
Alexey Navalny - CEC denied registration
Although the European Court recognized that Aleksey's rights were infringed upon when the Kirovles court was sentenced, Navalny was again sentenced to a suspended sentence during the re-trial.
According to the CEC, this prevents Navalny from running for the post of Russian leader in 2018.
Sergey Mironov - refused to participate
On December 25, 2017, at the congress of the Fair Russia party, it was decided to support the candidacy of V.V. Putin.
Sergei Mironov did not participate in the elections, since He is not distinguished by special successes in the political field. Sergei twice took part in the presidential elections and twice took the honorable last place in the rating.
Sergei advocated decent wages, the restoration of educational traditions, an optional exam and the abolition of fees for major repairs.
Gennady Zyuganov - refused to participate
The head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, who has consistently occupied the second place in the presidential elections from year to year, refused to participate in the elections, having conceded this right to Pavel Grudinin and headed his headquarters.