Russian President, Vladimir Putinsubmitted on Monday to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Russia documents for its registration as an independent candidate for the presidential elections next March.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the Russian President visited the headquarters of the Central Election Commission to register as a candidate.

Putin won support on Saturday more than 750 political, cultural and sports figures has close ties to the Kremlin, which will be responsible for starting the process of collecting the 300,000 signatures needed for his nomination as he will run as an independent candidate.

Although Do not associate your candidacy with any political formation, The Kremlin’s United Russia party unanimously supported him this Sunday at its federal congress.

Currently unknown who will be the politicians who will challenge the Kremlin tenant next year, although the communists are expected to present a candidate, as are the ultranationalists.

According to official polls in recent days, 80% of Russians approve of Putin’s leadershipwho has led this country since 2000, with a four-year break (2008-2012) as Prime Minister.

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The controversial 2020 constitutional reform allows the current president to exercise two more terms of six years each, until 2036.

The opposition to the Kremlin believes that the elections will be a referendum on the current war in Ukraine, Russia failed to achieve the goals it set in February 2022 and would have suffered, according to Western estimates, more than 300,000 casualties, including dead and wounded.

(according to information from EFE)