Lyn Frans
Vladimir Putin has begun his fifth term as the Russian leader on Tuesday during a grand Kremlin inauguration.
Embarking on another six-year tenure, the President ,placed his hand on the Russian Constitution and pledged to protect it during his swearing -in.
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Putin , urged Russians to stick together in order to protect and defend the country.
“We are a united and great people and together we will overcome all obstacles, realize all our plans, together we will win,” Putin said after being sworn in.
Already in office for nearly a quarter-century and the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin, Putin’s new term doesn’t expire until 2030, when he will be constitutionally eligible to run again.
In a heavily choreographed performance, Putin was pictured in his office looking at his papers before walking along the Kremlin’s long corridors, pausing at one point to look at a painting, on the way to his inauguration.
His guard of honor waited in the sleet and rain for hours, in temperatures hovering just above freezing, while Putin made the brief journey to the Grand Kremlin Palace in his Auras limousine.
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Putin used the the first moments of his fifth term to thank the “heroes” of his war in Ukraine and to rail against the West. He also reiterated his promise to Russians of a prosperous future for all.
Vladimir Putin, has clinched 87.28% of the vote, winning his fifth term in office by a landslide. Putin’s candidacy was supported by over 75 million voters.
Putin’s opponents in the 2024 race, Communist Party candidate Nikolay Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov of the New People party, and Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democrats secured 4.31%, 3.85% and 3.20% respectively.
Putin was first elected president in 2000 and served two consecutive four-year terms until 2008. He subsequently became prime minister under Dmitry Medvedev, who was Russia’s president from 2008–2012.
During Medvedev’s time in office, he extended the presidential term to six years. Putin replaced Medvedev in office, becoming the head of state once again in 2012 and getting re-elected in 2018. As part of major constitutional reform in 2020, Russia amended its election regulations, “nullifying” Putin’s previous terms and enabling him to run for office again this year.
