Putin Registered as Candidate for 2024 Presidential Election

© Sputnik . Sergey Guneev / Go to the mediabankRussian president Vladimir Putin at the Russia Calling! investment and business forum. December 7, 2023.
Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Russia Calling! investment and business forum. December 7, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 29.01.2024
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Since the 2012 elections, the presidential term in Russia has been six years, as stipulated by the constitutional amendments of 2008.
Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) on Monday registered Vladimir Putin as a presidential candidate for the upcoming election that will be held on March 15-17, 2024.
"To register a candidate for the position of the President of the Russian Federation — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, born in 1952, [decision made on] January 29, 2024 at 11:23 a.m [08:23 a.m. GMT]," the commission said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with heads of municipalities of Russia on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 16.01.2024
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