Russian President Putin once answered somewhat in the negative when asked if he would run for the next election.
It seems that current Russian President Putin is facing a difficult situation: finding a suitable person to succeed him in the upcoming presidential term of Russia, when Mr. Putin has held this position for many years and years.
Russian President Putin.
With what Mr. Putin has determined to do for Russia, when he steps down from the position of President of Russia, he may have to pay more attention to protecting his children and friends.
Below is a list of some possible candidates to succeed Putin:
Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of Russia since 2012 and close friend of Mr. Putin.
Valentina Matvienko, Russian senator from Saint Petersburg and chairwoman of the Federation Council.
Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma.
Sergey Shoigu, Russian Defense Minister.
Sergey Lavrov: Russian Foreign Minister.
Sergey Sobyanin, mayor of Moscow.
In addition, the top security positions (such as Nikolai Patrushev – Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Alexander Bortnikov – Director of the Russian Federal Security Service, and Viktor Zolotov – Director of the Russian National Guard) are also not
Russia observer Konstantin Remchukov said that Putin’s possible successor will come from the lower political classes.
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