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MOSCOW, 6 Dec. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ended months of political intrigue, he announced his intention to run in 2018 for another presidential term. With the very important statement he made at a meeting with veterans and workers of the automobile plant GAZ in Nizhny Novgorod. The party “United Russia”, with its absolute majority of seats in the Russian Parliament, welcomed the decision of Putin, and has announced its willingness to fully support him.
The mandate of the current presidential mandate, Putin will expire may 7, 2018.
The applause
“Really, the best place and the best occasion for the announcement about it, probably not. Thank you for the support, I’ll nominate his candidacy for the office of President of the Russian Federation”, – Putin said, referring to the workers of Nizhny Novgorod automobile plant.