Yekaterina Duntsova

Yekaterina Duntsova
Екатерина Дунцова
Duntsova in 2019
Member of the Rzhev City Duma
In office
2019–2022
Personal details
Born (1983-04-24) 24 April 1983 (age 41)
Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyDawn
Other political
affiliations
Independent (before 2024)
Children3
Alma materTver State University

Yekaterina Sergeyevna Duntsova (Russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Дунцова; born 24 April 1983) is a Russian politician and journalist. She began her career as a journalist and was a member of the city duma of Rzhev from 2019 to 2022.

On 6 November 2023, Duntsova announced her intention to run for the presidency of Russia in the 2024 election; she said she would run as an independent candidate on an anti-war platform.[1][2] The next month, her nomination documents were rejected by the Central Election Commission.[3]

  1. ^ Faulconbridge, Guy (27 November 2023). "In Russia, war and fear trouble one presidential hopeful". Reuters. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ Latypova, Leyla (22 November 2023). "Meet Putin's Possible Election Opponent: A Single Mother of 3 Calling for Peace". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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