The Russian president has only been put forward as a party nominee once in his more than 20-year political career
Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek reelection for a fifth term in office next year as an independent candidate. Putin ran as a party nominee only once, in 2012.
On Monday, Putin filed papers to register as a presidential candidate with Russia’s Central Election Commission, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti.
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