Russian elections

United Russia party endorses Putin for president in upcoming election

The United Russia Party congress has decided to endorse Vladimir Putin for president in the election scheduled for March 2018. It also vowed to lend him “all possible support,” even though he will run as an independent.

...The Russian presidential election is scheduled for March 18, 2018. Apart from Putin, as many as 33 people have expressed their intent to run. This list includes the head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the founder of liberal Yabloko party, Grigory Yavlinsky, the head of the pro-business Party of Growth, Boris Titov, and an array of minor politicians and celebrities.

The Russian Central Elections Committee has already issued the first registration certificate to Zhirinovsky. The Communist Party has nominated the head of a major agricultural enterprise, Pavel Grudinin, as its candidate at its party congress, which was also held on Saturday.