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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this Friday that he will run again for office in the March presidential elections, the country's three main press agencies reported. "There is no other option" but to run again, he said. With these elections, Putin has the opportunity to remain in power until . Photo: Yuri KADOBNOV AFP Putin informed Lieutenant Colonel Artyom Zhoga, a Russian army officer, of his decision to participate in the upcoming elections after an awards ceremony for military personnel in the Kremlin. The Upper House of the Russian Parliament will hold the next presidential election in the country on March 17, 024 and Putin will seek to extend his power for another six years.
After years of methodically eliminating all internal Luxembourg Mobile Number List opposition . With these elections, the Russian president has the opportunity to remain in power until , when he would be 78 years old. The vote will also take place on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. More repressive control for another six years Putin has therefore taken steps to prolong his repressive and inflexible control over Russia for another six years. Putin still has broad support after nearly a quarter century in power, despite launching an immensely costly war in Ukraine that has claimed the lives of thousands of his compatriots, sparked repeated attacks inside Russia (including one against the Kremlin itself) and has corroded its aura. of invincibility.
A short-lived rebellion in June by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin sparked widespread speculation that Putin might be losing. Putin and his Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, in the Leningrad region. Photo: mikhail Klimentyev AFPPutin and his Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, in the Leningrad region. Photo: mikhail Klimentyev AFP Around 80% of the population approves of his actions. , according to the independent pollster Levada Center. That support could come from the heart or it could reflect submission to a leader whose crackdown on any opposition has made even relatively mild criticism dangerous. Whether due to real or coerced support Putin is expected to face only symbolic opposition in the March 17, elections.