Russian Presidential Election Quiz (PBS Article 12/7/23)

On what date did Russian lawmakers set the country's 2024 presidential election?

• March 17

• March 7

• December 6

• April 1

Who is the speaker of the Federation Council mentioned in the article?

• Dmitry Medvedev

• Valentina Matviyenko

• Vladimir Putin

• Sergey Lavrov

Until what year is the current Russian president eligible to remain in power due to constitutional reforms he orchestrated?

• 2024

• 2030

• 2036

• 2042

What has been cited as not affecting Putin's high approval ratings according to independent pollsters?

• His control over Russia's political system

• A drawn-out war in Ukraine

• A rebellion last summer by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

• His economic policies

Who urged his supporters to vote for anyone but Putin?

• Boris Nadezhdin

• Yekaterina Duntsova

• Alexei Navalny

• Igor Strelkov

What is the minimum number of signatures from regional legislatures required for a party that is not represented in the State Duma to submit a candidate for election?

• 100,000 signatures from 20 regions

• 100,000 signatures from 40 or more regions

• 300,000 signatures from 20 regions

• 300,000 signatures from 40 or more regions

What is the stance of A Just Russia party regarding Putin's candidacy?

• They oppose Putin's candidacy

• They will nominate Putin at its party congress

• They are undecided about nominating Putin

• They support an independent candidate

What does the independent political analyst think about the likelihood of Putin running as an independent candidate?

• He believes Putin will not run at all.

• He thinks Putin will run as an independent candidate because he values himself highly.

• He is certain Putin will run for a party.

• He expects Putin to decline any participation in the election.

What does Oreshkin, a professor at the Free University in Riga, Latvia, expect for the upcoming ballot?

• He expects only new candidates to be on the ballot.

• He anticipates a large number of independent candidates.

• He expects that Putin and several other significantly less popular candidates will be on the ballot.

• He believes the ballot will be postponed.

What has the central election commission planned in addition to traditional paper ballots?

• They plan to introduce mandatory voting.

• They plan to eliminate online voting.

• They plan to have only paper ballots.

• They plan to implement online voting in addition to traditional paper ballots.