[HIGHLIGHTS] On February 2, the Russian Central Election Commission will consider recognizing Sviridova as having lost her candidate status

On February 2, the Russian Central Election Commission will consider recognizing Irina Sviridova as having lost her candidate status. On January 31, the CEC announced the completion of accepting signature sheets from presidential candidates.

Chairman of the Russian All-People's Union Sergei Baburin announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy from the presidential elections. Also, the founder of the. Russian Freedom and Justice Party, Andrei Bogdanov, said that he withdrew from the. presidential election race because of an open foreign account.