Vladimir Putin will seek reelection as Russian president
Vladimir Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin  said Wednesday  he  will seek another term.
 Putin  made the announcement during a speech to workers at an auto factory in the Volga city of Nizhny Novgorod.
âI will put forward my candidacy for the post of president of the Russian federation â  he  said.
 Putin  has been in power since 2000  acting as both president and prime minister.
âThank you for your work  for your attitude to your jobs  your factory  your city and your country!â  Putin  told workers. âIâm sure that together we will succeed.â
Just hours earlier   Putin  was asked about  his  political future at a meeting with young volunteers in Moscow.
 He  said  he  would decide shortly if  he  would seek another six-year term.
 Putin  served two terms as president from 2000 to 2008 before becoming the countryâs prime minister.
Dmitry Medvedev succeeded  him  as president and extended the officeâs term to six years before stepping down and allowing  Putin  to regain his position as leader of the former Soviet republic.
[TGT] said Wednesday   [TGT]   will seek another term.
  [TGT] made the announcement during a speech to workers at an auto factory in the Volga city of Nizhny Novgorod.
âI will put forward my candidacy for the post of president of the Russian federation â   [TGT]   said.
  [TGT] has been in power since 2000  acting as both president and prime minister.
âThank you for your work  for your attitude to your jobs  your factory  your city and your country!â   [TGT] told workers. âIâm sure that together we will succeed.â
Just hours earlier    [TGT] was asked about  his  political future at a meeting with young volunteers in Moscow.
 He  said  he  would decide shortly if  he  would seek another six-year term.
  [TGT] served two terms as president from 2000 to 2008 before becoming the countryâs prime minister.
Dmitry Medvedev succeeded   [TGT]   as president and extended the officeâs term to six years before stepping down and allowing  Putin  to regain his position as leader of the former Soviet republic.