Vladimir Putin. Her longest -running leader Russia From the time of Joseph Stalin. And yet … the issue of succession is always in his mind.
This is said to have been said by Vladimir Putin, according to comments broadcast today, Sunday (04.05.25), with the Russian president leaving, in fact, implying that he was implied that There could be competition between several candidates, As Reuters reported.
Vladimir Putin, Lieutenant Colonel of the KGB to whom he gave the presidency on the last day of 1999 Boris Yeltsinhe was president from 1999 to 2008, then prime minister By 2012 and then again president From 2012 until today.
“I always think about it”said 72 -year -old Vladimir Putin, answering a question about whether he is thinking about who will succeed him in a state television film for a quarter of a century that is in the leadership of Russia entitled “Russia, Kremlin, Putin, 25 years”.
“In the end, the choice is of the people, the Russian people,” Putin said. “I think they should be a person, or rather enough faces, so that people have a choice.”
There is no clear successor to Putin, although based on the Russian Constitution, if the president is not able to fulfill his duties, the prime minister – now Michael Misutin – will take over the president’s powers.