Russia’s forthcoming election is due on March
18, 2018.
MOSCOW,
December 14. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his annual news
conference on Thursday he will run in the 2018 presidential election as an
independent candidate, but expects to have support of forces sharing his views
on the country’s development.
"This
will be a self-nomination," Putin said. "I expect to have support of
those political forces (parties and public organizations) that share my view on
the country’s development and trust me. I certainly expect this very
much," he said.
"I expect a widespread support of the Russian citizens," the president added.
Putin won
the 2012 presidential election as a candidate from the United Russia party.
The Russian
Federation Council (upper house of parliament) will set a date for the
presidential election at the December 15 meeting.
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 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, as Upper House Speaker
Valentina Matviyenko said earlier.
Source: ITAR-TASS 14-12-2017
