Pamfilova told about the proposals to simplify the presidential election – RBC

the Central election Commission (CEC) put forward a number of proposals on simplification of procedure of presidential elections, which will be held in Russia in 2018. About it in interview to the newspaper “Vedomosti” said the CEC Chairperson Ella Pamfilova.

“I Think that colleagues will offer suggestions about the need to simplify the documents, according to observers and journalists. It is very important now, thinking about the presidential campaign, to build a strategy. We will state some ideas, but implementation is a matter of the legislator,” said Pamfilova.

She also said that he wants to reorganize the Department to create a system that would work in any situation.

the CEC Chairman also commented on the possibility of holding early presidential elections. According to Pamfilova, the organization budgeted for 2017, because otherwise not be able to hold them in March 2018, as planned. “I’m surprised that this has raised such a lively discussion,” — said Pamfilova.

Previously, to consider holding of early presidential elections called for by former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin. At the International economic forum in St. Petersburg in 2015, he expressed the view that structural reforms would be easier to carry out “with the new mandate of confidence.” On the feasibility of holding early elections, also said the Commissioner for the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs Boris Titov.

In turn, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist party Gennady Zyuganov has expressed confidence that presidential elections will be held before the scheduled date. According to him, in 2018 “the situation for the party in power will be much worse.”

7 November, the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the issue of the postponement of the presidential elections in Russia is not on the agenda in the Kremlin. He noted that there is a “normal job, quite stressful”.

November 14, “Rain”, citing its sources reported that the Kremlin abandoned the idea of holding early presidential elections after the election of the President of the United States Donald trump. According to interlocutors of “Rain”, the scenario of early elections would be relevant in the case of the election in Hillary Clinton, who “sharply criticized the Russian authorities and could try to undermine the situation in Russia before the elections”.

In an interview with TV channel Peskov again rejected plans to hold a snap election. “Such plans [for early elections] never happened. Not to give up anything”, — assured the representative of the Kremlin.