the re-election of Mr Putin, 71, is seen as inevitable, with
opposition almost non-existent and Russian media completely
under his control.
Mr Putin served as president in 2000-08, returning to the role from
a stint as prime minister in 2012. This means that he has already
been in power in Russia longer than any ruler since Soviet dictator
Josef Stalin.
Russia's constitution was amended in 2020, increasing the
presidential term from four to six years and giving Mr Putin a clean
slate to run again next year by cancelling out his previous terms.
A victory in March would see him remain as president until 2030.
After that, he can then potentially serve another six years until 2036
if he decides to stand again.
Mr Putin - a former KGB officer - had been widely expected to run
for the country's top job, amid huge challenges brought about by
his invasion of Ukraine and resulting stand-off with the West.
He is unlikely to face any serious opposition, with most genuine
opponents either dead, behind bars or in exile.
On Thursday, Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation
Council, announced the elections. Shortly afterwards, the country's
electoral commission said they would be held over three days,
from 15-17 March.
Following the announcement, the Kremlin's official spokesman,
Dmitry Peskov, said that an "astonishing" number of people wanted
Mr Putin to continue as leader.
He did not take long to make his intentions clear.
Mr Putin spoke at an informal gathering after a ceremony in the
Kremlin to award Ukraine war veterans with the Hero of Russia
medal.
His words were in answer to a request that he stand again for
election from Lt-Col Artyom Zhoga, who heads a former pro-
Russian separatist unit in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region - which
Moscow declared annexed together with another three Ukrainian
regions in September 2022.
"Now is the time when one needs to take decisions. I will be
running for the post of president of the Russian Federation," Mr
Putin said in remarks shown on Russian TV.
Mr Putin was handed the presidency at the very end of 1999 by his
ailing predecessor Boris Yeltsin.
Mr Putin's grip on power, which has never really been in doubt, has
tightened throughout his leadership.
Watch: What's in Vladimir Putin's 2024 calendar... and what isn't?

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Putin my Nigga!

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Putin the most powerful president in the world after president TINUBU of Nigeria

"with opposition almost non-existent"





Putin has killed them all!

It will be great for Nigeria if His Excellency, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) can adopt all of Putin`s political plays.

Seeing the likes of Atiku, Peter and other bigwigs disappear, will be a big win for democracy!

The type of news that gives APC demons an erection. They're already on this thread foaming from their mouths at the possibility of Tinubu doing the same thing. One would think that the APC is such an excellent party, they won't know that the party has taken a once functional country and turned it into a parody of itself. That's what APC minions are praying for. All because they don't want a certain tribe to have a shot at the Presidency, they're willing to take their chance with APC's failures.

Airlohim:
The type of news that gives APC demons an erection. They're already on this thread foaming from their mouths at the possibility of Tinubu doing the same thing. One would think that the APC is such an excellent party, they won't know that the party has taken a once functional country and turned it into a parody of itself. That's what APC minions are praying for. All because they don't want a certain tribe to have a shot at the Presidency, they're willing to take their chance with APC's failures.

Your tears has not started,you are the same one that said by this time,only Tinubu will remain in APC,All northerners would have crossed to Labour party. So what happened?

Tochitee:

Your tears has not started,you are the same one that said by this time,only Tinubu will remain in APC,All northerners would have crossed to Labour party. So what happened?

Typical APC pig with toilet mentality. You have completely strayed from the point and started accusing me of what I know nothing about just to put me in a defensive position. I know your tricks, boy. 🤣🤣