Who Will Be Russia's Next President? | NowThis World
Vladimir Putin has yet to announce his candidacy for the 2018 Russian election. Here is a look at some of the other candidates who are running and just how powerful they may be. ยป Subscribe...
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In March of 2018, Russia will vote for its next President. The obvious winner would appear to be the incumbent, Vladimir Putin, who has alternated between Prime Minister and President for nearly two decades. But a late 2017 poll by the independent Levada Center found that more than a quarter of the Russian population has yet to decide who they will vote for, and Putin has not even announced his candidacy, saying that he will think about whether or not he will even run. So who exactly would he be running against, and just how popular are they? Well, there are nearly 100 political parties in Russia, but only six represented in parliament. United Russia is the largest by far, led by Vladimir Putin, followed by the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party,...
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In March of 2018, Russia will vote for its next President. The obvious winner would appear to be the incumbent, Vladimir Putin, who has alternated between Prime Minister and President for nearly two decades. But a late 2017 poll by the independent Levada Center found that more than a quarter of the Russian population has yet to decide who they will vote for, and Putin has not even announced his candidacy, saying that he will think about whether or not he will even run. So who exactly would he be running against, and just how popular are they? Well, there are nearly 100 political parties in Russia, but only six represented in parliament. United Russia is the largest by far, led by Vladimir Putin, followed by the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party,...
