Vladimir Putin is expected to remain as the Russian president after sources claim he's planning to re-run as the country's leader in the upcoming 2024 election.
Russian Presidential candidate, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a rally of his supporters at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on February 23, 2012. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed he would not allow foreign powers to interfere in Russia's internal affairs.
Numerous critics said that nothing can stop Vladimir Putin from winning another six-year term in the Russian office since there's no one who can (or is planning to) oppose the current Russian leader.
Vladimir Putin Expected to Remain Russian President
According to CNBC's latest report, the Kremlin hasn't officially confirmed if Vladimir Putin will re-run as Russia's president in March 2024.
However, numerous sources familiar with the activities and decisions of Putin said that the 71-year-old Russian leader is set to run in the upcoming 2024 Russian presidential election.
Six anonymous Russian individuals said that Vladimir has little to no political opposition because the president's critics already fled the country. those who didn't do so were systematically jailed.
Because of this, they believe that Vladimir will be in the presidential office until at least 2030 after he wins the upcoming 2024 election. They even claimed that Putin could continue his tenure until 2036.
Aside from these six sources, other analysts in Russia and other countries also agree that Vladimir Putin no longer has any opponents if he really decides to re-run as the Russian president.
"No open public politics exists so there is no possibility for independence, and political and civic activity is immediately crushed," said Russian politician Vladimir Milov.
"We have court sentences right now, with people given prison terms for 'engagement in extremist activities' like criticizing the policies of the government," he added.
Vladimir Putin's Presidency
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting to discuss the Ukrainian peace process at the German federal Chancellery on October 19, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, known as the Normandy Four, met in Berlin to discuss implementation of the peace plan known as the Minsk Protocol.
Reuters reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin served as the country's leader longer than any other Russian ruler since Josef Stalin.
He started serving as the Russian leader ever since 1999. Aside from this, Putin was also the nation's prime minister in 1999 as well as from 2008 to 2012.
His public approval rating as Russia's ruler started soaring when he launched a well-organized military operation against secessionist rebels in Chechnya.
After that, his career as the Russian president started rising until today. You can click here to learn more about Vladimir Putin's presidency.
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