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This article contains a list of candidates of the 2012 Russian presidential election.
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This article contains a list of candidates of the 2012 Russian presidential election.
The following candidates were successfully registered by the CEC, candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot paper (alphabetical order in Russian):
| Candidate name, age, political party | Political offices | Campaign | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Zhirinovsky (65) Liberal Democratic Party |  | Deputy of the State Duma (1993–2022) Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (1991–2022) |  (campaign) | |
| Gennady Zyuganov (67) Communist Party |  | Deputy of the State Duma (1993–present) Leader of the Communist Party (1993–present) | (campaign) | |
| Sergey Mironov (59) A Just Russia | Deputy of the State Duma (2011–present) Leader of A Just Russia (2006–2011 and 2013–present) Chairman of the Federation Council (2001–2011) Senator from St. Petersburg (2001–2011) | |||
| Mikhail Prokhorov (46) Independent |  | Leader of Right Cause (2011) |  (campaign) | |
| Vladimir Putin (59) United Russia |  | Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000 and 2008–2012) Leader of United Russia (2008–2012) President of Russia (2000–2008) Director of the Federal Security Service (1998–1999) |  (campaign) | |
The following candidates were denied registration by the CEC:
| Name | Party | Profession | Reason for rejection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lidiya Bednaya | Independent | Unknown | Rejected by the CEC because she didn't provide the necessary documentation. [1] |
| Dmitry Berdnikov | Independent | Leader of the group Against Criminality and Lawlessness | Submitted an application on creation of an initiative committee, but later dropped out of the registration process.[ citation needed ] |
| Viktor Cherepkov | Independent | Leader of the unregistered party Freedom and Sovereignty, former Mayor of Vladivostok | Did not present any signatures required for registration.[ citation needed ] |
| Leonid Ivashov | Independent | Colonel General in Reserve, President of the Academy of Geopolitical Affairs | Registration request from group of voters turned down because he did not inform the CEC about holding a meeting in due time. [2] [3] |
| Nicolai Levashov | Independent | Writer | Registration request turned down because at the time of registration attempt he had lived in Russia for less than 10 years. [4] |
| Eduard Limonov | Independent | Writer, leader of the unregistered party The Other Russia | Registration request from group of voters turned down on the grounds that the required initiative committee members signatures had not been certified by a notary. [5] |
| Rinat Khamiev | Independent | Leader of the Chairman of the People's Patriotic Union of Orenburg, CEO of Zorro LLC | Did not present any signatures required for registration.[ citation needed ] |
| Dmitry Mezentsev | Independent | Governor of the Irkutsk Oblast | Rejected due to the large number of invalid signatures he presented. [2] |
| Boris Mironov | Independent | Writer, former leader of the National Sovereignty Party of Russia | Registration request from group of voters turned down on the grounds that the candidate had been previously convicted of writing extremist texts. [6] |
| Svetlana Peunova | Independent | Head of the unregistered political party Volya | Rejected due to the lack of signatures gathered to uphold her bid (243,245 signatures gathered out of the necessary 2 million).[ citation needed ] |
| Grigory Yavlinsky (campaign) | Yabloko | Politician, Economist | Rejected due to the large number of invalid signatures he presented [7] to the CEC (25.66%). [8] |
Many Russian politicians publicly declared their intention to run for president in 2012, but failed to submit their nominations:
The following individuals were included in some polls, were referred to in the media as possible candidates or had publicly expressed interest long before the elections but never announced that they would run.
Additionally:
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