<p>Moscow: Russia's upper house of parliament voted on Thursday to set the date for Russia's presidential election for March 17, 2024.</p><p>The decision was passed unanimously by 162 votes in the Federation Council.</p><p>"With this decision, we are effectively launching the start of the election campaign," Valentina Matviyenko, head of the Federation Council, said.</p><p>She added that for the first time residents of the parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions of Ukraine annexed by Russia would take part in the vote.</p>.Russia is preparing a 'loyalty agreement requirement' for foreigners. <p>"By choosing a head of state together, we fully share the common responsibility and common destiny of our fatherland," Matviyenko said.</p><p>President Vladimir Putin has not yet officially announced his intention to run for a new six-year presidential term. </p>
<p>Moscow: Russia's upper house of parliament voted on Thursday to set the date for Russia's presidential election for March 17, 2024.</p><p>The decision was passed unanimously by 162 votes in the Federation Council.</p><p>"With this decision, we are effectively launching the start of the election campaign," Valentina Matviyenko, head of the Federation Council, said.</p><p>She added that for the first time residents of the parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions of Ukraine annexed by Russia would take part in the vote.</p>.Russia is preparing a 'loyalty agreement requirement' for foreigners. <p>"By choosing a head of state together, we fully share the common responsibility and common destiny of our fatherland," Matviyenko said.</p><p>President Vladimir Putin has not yet officially announced his intention to run for a new six-year presidential term. </p>