The Kremlin is already paving the way for Vladimir Putin to win Russia's presidential elections next year by handpicking several politicians to "run against" the current president, according to Meduza.
The Kremlin has reportedly given the green light to the leader of the Communist Party, Gennady Zyuganov, 79, and to the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Leonid Slutsky, 55, to run against Putin, two sources close to the Kremlin told Meduza. One of the main criteria was making sure potential opponents are over 50 years old, since the Kremlin harbors concerns that Putin may appear too old to the Russian voting public, the sources said.
One of the top characteristics Russian people dislike in Putin, according to a Russian Field survey from May of this year, is his age.
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