December 14′ 2017 10:07 hrs UTC | Russia Presidential Election 2018
Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that he plans to run for another term as an independent candidate, Putin told in a major annual press conference in Moscow on Thursday, answering a reporter’s question about his particular plans for the presidential campaign.
One of the reporters who attended the press conference was glossy-magazine editor and TV journalist Ksenia Sobchak. She asked Putin if the authorities were afraid of the honest competition. She also mentioned anti-corruption blogger Aleksey Navalny, who has repeatedly declared that he would take part in the presidential race, despite having an unserved criminal sentence which, according to Russian law, bars him from running.
“The question is not whether someone is mature enough for something or not. The opposition must come forward with a clear and understandable program of positive actions,” Putin answered.