Politics

Kremlin source dismisses rumors of early presidential election in Russia

A source in the Russian Presidential Administration has denied rumors that early elections will be held, adding that the official announcement of the beginning of the election campaign will be made in accordance with the law.

“All talks about early presidential elections are complete nonsense, from the very moment they started,” RIA Novosti quoted the unnamed source as saying on Tuesday.

The Russian Constitution states that the date of the presidential election must be set by the upper house of the parliament – the Federation Council. The decision must be announced no sooner than 100 days and no later than 90 days of the set date. The Federal Law on Elections stipulates that the election must be held on the second Sunday of the month of the previous election – which, in this case, would be March 11, 2018.