Russia’s forthcoming election is due on March
18, 2018.
NIZHNI
NOVGOROD, December 5. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will contest
another presidential term in 2018. He declared his election plans at a meeting
with veterans and workers of the automobile plant GAZ.
"Yes,
I will run for the president of the Russian Federation," Putin said.
Russia will
move only forward and no one will stop its advance, Putin pointed out:
"Russia
will move only ahead and in this advance nothing and nobody will stop it".
"Certainly, the foundation is always laid by people like you, the toilers in the broadest meaning of the word, comprising workers, scientists, engineers, designers, teachers and doctors," he emphasized adding such people "are not just the backbone of our country, but they are our country, they are Russia."
"With
active participation of people like you, we will solve any, even the most
challenging, tasks we face," he told the rally.
Vladimir
Putin's current term expires on May 7, 2018.
In 2018,
Putin will participate in a presidential election campaign for the fourth time. In case of victory he will stay in office as the head of state for
six years, from 2018 to 2024.
The post of
the Russian president, elected according to direct suffrage, was introduced
based on the results of a referendum on March 17, 1991. Any Russian citizen not
younger than 35 and who has been a permanent resident of Russia for at least 10
years, is eligible to hold the office of head of state.
Russia’s
forthcoming election is due on March 18, 2018. The Federation Council is to
declare the date officially between December 8 and 15.
Source: ITAR-TASS 06-12-2017
