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Vladimir Putin formally registered to run in March election
Updated On: 30 January, 2024 02:32 AM IST | Moscow | Agencies
Putin, 71, is running as an independent, but he retains tight control over Russia’s political system that he has established during 24 years in power
Vladimir Putin
Russia’s election commission on Monday formally registered President Vladimir Putin as a candidate for the March presidential election, a vote in which he’s all but certain to win another six-year term in office.
Putin, 71, is running as an independent, but he retains tight control over Russia’s political system that he has established during 24 years in power. With prominent critics who could challenge him either jailed or living abroad and most independent media banned, his re-election in the March 15-17 presidential vote looks all but assured.
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