In this file photo dated Jan 6, 2023, Russian national flag waves at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

MOSCOW - Four candidates will be on the ballot during the upcoming presidential elections in Russia, head of the Russian Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova said on Thursday.

"As a result of our meeting today, there is complete clarity that there will be four candidates on the ballot," Pamfilova noted during a meeting of the CEC.

The CEC has to date registered four candidates that will run for president in the upcoming elections, namely incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin; leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Leonid Slutsky; Vladislav Davankov, nominated by the country's New People Party; and Nikolai Kharitonov, nominated by the Russian Communist Party.

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The Russian presidential elections will be held from March 15 to 17.