The Kremlin can make Benedictov "liberal" Putin's competitor in the election - the media

According to insiders, the Presidential Administration began to prepare a "competitor-libral" in the spring. However, Alexei Venediktoov himself denies the information of his colleagues and assures that politics is not interested in him. The Kremlin envisages to offer a liberal "opponent" in the current Russian dictator in the upcoming elections of 2024 former editor -in -chief of the media "Echo Moscow" Alexei Venediktov, writes the edition "Vedomosti".

According to anonymous sources of the publication, the preparation of a "competitor"-libral in the presidential environment began in the spring. According to the insid, it will be quite difficult, as the approved "Liberal" Venediktov during the election campaign will have to speak out of a number of critical issues for the Russian Federation. However, this should be done so that the electorate does not put on the position of "competitor".

That is, voters must pay tribute to the current President of Russia and choose it. The consequences are clear - the war in Ukraine will continue. However, Venedictov, according to the publication, denied this information. "It's out of my interests. Politics is a collective thing, and it's not for me. I had no and have no desire to participate in a campaign.

None of those who know me will not offer me that, but those who do not know me and Suggest will get my refusal, " - said the former editor -in -chief. The sources of "Vedom" emphasize that the candidacy of Benedict can be offered by a certain party, which in turn will not require the collection of signatures. It will not hurt this "policy" and the status of a foreign agent assigned to him, as it does not deprive the citizen of the Russian Federation of suffrage.

It should be reminded that in the previous elections of the President of Russia in 2018 as "Liberal" participated in Xenia Sobchak, which ran from "civic initiative" and gained 1. 68% of votes. We will remind, Focus wrote that the support of the current President of Russia Vladimir Putin is declining and now 25% of Russians want to choose a new leader in the country. Recently, Focus reported that due to the pressure of the elite Putin in 2024 he could make his successor president.