The Kremlin spokesman notes the Russian
Constitution imposes no restrictions on the participation of candidates with no
political background in elections.
MOSCOW,
October 30. /TASS/. The Russian Constitution imposes no restrictions on the
participation of candidates with no political background in elections, Russian
presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media after journalist and singer
Yekaterina Gordon declared her intention to run in the 2018 presidential election.
Asked about
the Kremlin’s attitude to the intention of media persons to nominate themselves
as presidential candidates Peskov recalled that "under the Russian
Constitution the possibility of taking part in elections depends on a number of
conditions, but a candidate’s previous involvement or non-involvement in
politics is not among these."
"For
this reason we just read the Constitution to see if a candidate matches the
requirements of the fundamental law. There’s nothing else to discuss,"
Peskov said.
Source: ITAR-TASS 30-10-2017
