Russia’s Communist Party election candidate and party leader meet soldiers who fought in Ukraine

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(1 Feb 2024) • RESTRICTION SUMMARY: • • ++PLEASE NOTE: AP IS OPERATING IN RUSSIA ACCORDING TO RUSSIAN RESTRICTIONS ON ALL REPORTING RELATED TO THE ONGOING MILITARY OPERATION IN UKRAINE++ • • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Sovkhoz imeni Lenina, Moscow region - 1 February 2024 • 1. Various of Russian Communist Party’s leader Gennady Zyuganov (on left) and presidential candidate of Russia’s Communist Party Nikolai Kharitonov (on right) listening to questions before the beginning of a meeting with soldiers who fought in Ukraine • 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Nikolai Kharitonov, presidential candidate of Russia’s Communist Party: • The Soviet socialist time we lived and were raised in must be returned. And we will return it. When victory takes place in a special military operation - we are absolutely sure that this will happen, then socialism will take big strides on the scale of Russia. • 3. Wide of Zyuganov and Kharitonov holding meeting with soldiers • 4. Mid of Kharitonov speaking • 5. Wide of soldiers listening to speakers • 6. Mid of sweets and cake on table • 7. Various of Zyuganov speaking • 8. Mid of soldier asking question • 9. Mid of soldier listening to speaker • 10. Close of medals on uniform of soldier • 11. Wide of soldiers sitting at table • 12. Mid of screen showing Kharitonov with slogan of his campaign reading (Russian): Nikolai Kharitonov. We’ve played capitalism, and that’s enough! • STORYLINE: • The presidential candidate of the Russian Communist Party, Nikolai Kharitonov, met with soldiers who fought in Ukraine on Thursday as part of his campaign to become Russia's next president. • • Last month, Russia’s national elections commission formally approved Kharitonov's candidacy to compete against President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming presidential election on March 17 that Putin is all but certain to win. • • Kharitonov, who is also a member of the lower house of parliament, was accompanied by Communist Party’s leader Gennady Zyuganov. • • The commission has also approved two other candidates: Leonid Slutsky of the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party and Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party. • • Kharitonov has been critical of some of Putin's domestic policies but has not opposed Russia's military operation in Ukraine. • • Although the Communist candidate typically gets the second-highest vote tally in Russian presidential elections, Kharitonov does not present a significant challenge to Putin. As the party's candidate in the 2004 election, he tallied just 13.8%. • • Putin has dominated Russian politics since he was first elected to the presidency in 2000, winning this year’s election means he’ll be serving a fifth term in office. • • • =========================================================== • • Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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