Vladimir Putin 2004 presidential campaign

First re-election campaign of Russian leader

Vladimir Putin for President

Campaigned for| 2004 Russian presidential election
Candidate| Vladimir Putin
Incumbent President of Russia
Affiliation| Independent
Key people| Chief of staff:
Dmitry Kozak[1][2]
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* Political offices

* President of Russia (2000–2008; 2012–present)
Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000; 2008–2012)

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* Policies

* Domestic policy
* legislation and programs
* military reform
* constitutional reform
* national champions
* priority projects
* stabilization fund
* Foreign policy
* 2014 annexation of Crimea
* 2014 war in Donbas
* 2015 intervention in Syria
* 2022 invasion of Ukraine
* 2022 annexation of four Ukrainian regions
* Putin's Plan

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* Elections

* Electoral history
* 2000
* campaign
* 2004
* campaign
* 2012
* campaign
* 2018
* campaign
* PutinTeam
* 2024
* campaign

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* Premiership

* First Cabinet
* Second Cabinet

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* Presidency

* Inaugurations
* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* International trips
* President
* Prime Minister
* Political groups
* Opposition
* Speeches
* Munich 2007
* Crimea 2014
* Valdai 2014
* Federal Assembly 2020
* Donetsk and Luhansk 2022
* Ukraine 2022
* Moscow 2022
* Summits
* Ljubljana
* Bratislava
* Helsinki
* Geneva

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* Political career
* Public image
* Putinism
* Language
* Opinions
* Pets
* Honours

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The 2004 presidential campaign of Vladimir Putin was the first reelection campaign of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

## Background[edit]

Putin entered the 2004 election with a strong grasp on power and essentially no serious challengers for the presidential elections.[3] During his first term Putin had further consolidated political power in Russia.[4] In his first term as president Putin had overseen an upswing in the economic fortunes of Russia, giving him a strong level of public approval.[4] Approximately three months in advance of the presidential election the Putin-backed United Russia party had swept the 2003 legislative election, while opposition parties experienced a strong decline in support.[4] The legislative elections therefore further weakened opposition to Putin shortly before the election.[4] Even before the legislative elections, observers had considered Russian politics to be more dominated by Putin than it had been by any individual since the fall of the Soviet Union.[3] With Putin consistently leading in the polls by approximately 60%, most prominent opposition figures signaled their intent to forgo competing in the elections.[3]

## Campaign[edit]

### Strategy[edit]

Putin's campaign strategy involved minimal active campaigning on the candidate's part.[5] Taking advantage of his high favorability and incumbency, his strategy was simply to appear presidential.[5]

His campaign undertook negative campaigning against candidates who actively challenged him.[5]

## Favorable media bias[edit]

Putin had a firm grasp of control over the Russian mediascape, thus allowing him to deny coverage to many of his opponents and circulate favorable coverage about himself.[5]

By sacking Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov during the campaign, Putin allowed for Russian political news coverage during the last three weeks of the election campaign to be preoccupied in reporting on the transition from the Kasyanov Cabinet to the Fradkov Cabinet, further depriving his opponents of media coverage.[5]

## Platform[edit]

For his reelection Putin put forth a platform with seven priorities.[6] These were to improve Russia's quality of life, provide economic growth, integrate Russia into the global economy, undertake governmental reform (reducing the functions of the state government and the number of officials), health care reform, education reform, protecting the democratic rights and freedoms of Russian citizens, and taking effective antiterrorism measures.[6]

## See also[edit]

* Vladimir Putin 2000 presidential campaign
* Vladimir Putin 2012 presidential campaign
* Vladimir Putin 2018 presidential campaign

## References[edit]

1. ^ Как Владимир Путин выдвигался на пост президента РФ. Досье
2. ^ "Сайт Владимира Путина | Глава избирательного штаба В.Путина Дмитрий Козак удовлетворен итогами выборов". www.putin2004.ru:80. Archived from the original on 16 April 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
3. ^ a b c "RUSSIAN ELECTION WATCH Vol.3, No.4" (PDF). www.belfercenter.org. Harvard University (Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies) and Indiana University-Bloomington. January 2004. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
4. ^ a b c d "PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 14 March 2004 OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Report". www.osce.org. Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
5. ^ a b c d e "RUSSIAN ELECTION WATCH Vol.3, No.6" (PDF). Harvard University (Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies) and Indiana University-Bloomington. March 2004. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
6. ^ a b "База данных ФОМ > Предвыборное выступление В. Путина: приоритеты политики". bd.fom.ru. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Vladimir Putin presidential campaign, 2004 at Wikimedia Commons

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Vladimir Putin

* 2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000–2008; 2012–present)
* 33rd Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000, 2008–2012)

Political activities|

* Electoral history
* Presidential elections
* 2000
* campaign
* 2004
* campaign
* 2012
* campaign
* 2018
* campaign
* 2024
* campaign
* First Cabinet
* Second Cabinet
* United Russia
* All-Russia People's Front

Presidency|

* Inaugurations
* first
* second
* third
* fourth
* Political groups
* Putinism
* Sovereign democracy
* Speeches
* Munich 2007
* Crimea 2014
* Valdai 2014
* Federal Assembly 2020
* Donetsk and Luhansk 2022
* Ukraine 2022
* Moscow 2022
* Moscow 2023
* Protests
* 2011–2013
* 2014
* 2017–2018
* 2019 Moscow election protests
* 2020–2021 Khabarovsk Krai protests
* 2021
* 2021 election protests
* 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
* Opposition
* Arrest warrant
* Wagner Group rebellion

Domestic policy|

* Legislation and programs
* national champions
* priority projects
* stabilization fund
* Managed nationalism
* Putin's Plan
* 2008–2009 recession
* 2014–2016 financial crisis
* 2022 mobilization

Foreign policy|

* International trips
* President
* Prime Minister
* United States summits
* Slovenia 2001
* Slovakia 2005
* Helsinki 2018
* Geneva 2021
* 2008 Russo-Georgian war
* North Korea summits
* 2019
* 2023
* European energy sector
* Russia–Ukraine gas disputes
* Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
* Russo-Ukrainian War
* 2014 annexation of Crimea
* War in Donbas
* Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* December 2021 ultimatum
* 2022 invasion
* 2022 annexations in Ukraine
* 2023 Xi Jinping visit to Russia
* Syrian civil war
* military intervention
* Russian world

Family|

* Lyudmila Putina (former wife)
* Maria Vorontsova (daughter)
* Katerina Tikhonova (daughter)
* Pets
* Konni (family dog)
* Spiridon Putin (paternal grandfather)
* Igor Putin (first cousin)
* Roman Putin (son of first cousin)
* Jorrit Faassen (former son-in-law)
* Kirill Shamalov (former son-in-law)
* Svetlana Krivonogikh (alleged mother of another daughter)
* Alina Kabaeva (alleged mother of more Putin children)
* Vera Putina (alleged mother)

Public image|

* Direct Line with Vladimir Putin
* Followers
* Chapel of Russia's Resurrection
* Nashi
* PutinTeam
* Walking Together
* Tributes
* "A man like Putin"
* Happy Birthday, Mr. Putin!
* Vladimir Putin Peak
* Criticism
* Grandpa in his bunker
* Putin khuylo!
* Putin Must Go
* Putin's Palace
* Putin. Corruption
* Putin. War
* Putinland
* Putinversteher
* Putler
* Medvedev–Putin tandemocracy
* Putin: The New Tsar
* Spitting Image
* Putin's Palace
* Meeting table
* His language
* Jokes
* Body doubles
* Claims of incapacity and death
* Interview with Tucker Carlson

* ← Dmitry Medvedev

* ← Boris Yeltsin
* Dmitry Medvedev →

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Candidates in the 2004 Russian presidential election

Winner|

* Vladimir Putin (Independent) campaign

Other candidates|

* Nikolay Kharitonov (Communist Party)
* Sergey Glazyev (Independent)
* Irina Khakamada (Independent)
* Oleg Malyshkin (LDPR)
* Sergey Mironov (Russian Party of Life)

Withdrew|

* Ivan Rybkin (Independent)

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