ALBAWABA - Russia's upper house of parliament on Thursday set March 17, 2024, as the date for the next presidential elections, AFP reported.
In a meeting televised live, the senators unanimously approved the date in a decision that "practically kicks off the presidential campaign", according to the head of the chamber, Valentina Matvienko.
The election "will be a sort of culmination of reunification" for the regions, Matvienko said.
Putin, who has been in power in Russia either as president or prime minister since 2000, has not officially announced if he will stand in the vote, but is widely expected to do so.
