Avast! The Kremlin be claimin' that Putin's heir shall be 'different, but the same'. Arr, what sorcery be this?
2023-11-17
Arr, the bloke who be takin' the helm after Putin, says the scallywag from the Kremlin, won't be changin' much. Same ol' ship, different cap'n, they reckon.
The Kremlin has suggested that the successor to Russian President Vladimir Putin will be politically similar to him. Putin, who is 71 years old, is facing a new election cycle leading up to 2024 and has indicated his intention to seek re-election. However, according to a Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, the eventual successor will be "the same. Or different, but the same." This indicates Putin's continued importance in maintaining political stability in Russia, particularly amidst an unpopular war in Ukraine and rising tensions with the West.Putin has been in power since 2012 and has become a fixture of Russian politics. He is not associated with any particular political party and is eligible to run for a maximum of six terms, which would keep him in office until 2036. While he has alluded to his plans for the 2024 campaign, he has also indicated that he will wait until after the Russian parliament officially calls for a presidential election in December. The election is scheduled to be held in March 2024.
It is worth noting that Putin was a member of the ruling United Russia Party when he was elected in 2012 but ran as an independent during his successful re-election bid in 2018. The Kremlin has also been dismissive of elections in recent months, seemingly acknowledging the nation's questionable international credibility when it comes to its democratic institutions. Peskov has stated that there is no competition against Putin ahead of the next presidential election, claiming that he has no rivals in the Russian Federation at the moment.