The head of Russia Vladimir Putin can go to the presidential elections as a self-nominee.

This writes "Newspaper. Py "with reference to four sources close to the Kremlin.

The publication emphasizes that the campaign for collecting signatures necessary for the promotion will in this case be a good preparation for the election.

According to sources, several scenarios of the presidential campaign were drawn up in the Kremlin. Among them was considered as a variant of self-nomination, and a variant of nomination from the party "United Russia".

The argument of those who support the president's self-nomination is fairly simple. Putin's electorate is much broader than that of the party. Moreover, a number of citizens supporting other parties are, at the same time, ready to support the president.

According to the law "On Elections of the President of the Russian Federation," one can run for president either from a party that has a faction in the State Duma or through self-nomination. Party leader should not collect signatures.

In the second case, the candidate should receive the support of a "group of voters" (minimum 500 people), and also collect at least 300,000 signatures from dozens of regions (no more than 7500 in one).

One source of the building believes that the collection of signatures can be entrusted to the "All-Russian Popular Front".

Putin went to the polls as a self-nominated candidate in 2000 and 2004.

As reported by the "Observer", previously a Russian journalist and TV host Yevgeny Kiselyov suggested that Putin may not go to the polls at all.

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