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Putin announces re-election bid Putin announces re-election bid
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Russia’s next presidential election will be held in March 2024Russia’s next presidential election will be held in March 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will seek re-election in 2024, several media outlets reported on Friday, citing his speech in the Kremlin. 
The Russian leader made his remarks at a ceremony where he awarded Hero of Russia medals to servicemen who had taken part in the special military operation against Ukraine. Hero of the Donetsk People’s Republic Artyom Zhoga, who was recently named speaker of the Russian federal subject’s parliament, asked if he would run in 2024 and he replied in the affirmative.
Zhoga is the commander of the republic’s famous Sparta Battalion, which has been actively engaged in defending the DPR against Kiev’s forces since 2014. He took over the military post from his son Vladimir, who died at the age of 28 in 2022 while providing cover for the evacuation of civilians near the town of Volnovakha between Donetsk and Mariupol. For his heroic deeds, he was posthumously awarded the title “Hero of Russia.”
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