President Vladimir Putin said only the Russian people will choose who succeeds him as president, through the electoral process.
Russia will hold a presidential election in March 2018.
Putin has not said whether he will run or not, but is widely expected to go for what would be his fourth term.
Putin said: “The president’s successor will be decided by the Russian people only during a democratic election and by nobody else.”
NAN.
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