Russia´s ruling party backs Putin´s re-election bid

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51% : Delegates from Russia's ruling party have unanimously backed President Vladimir Putin's bid for re-election at a conference in Moscow, state agencies reported.
51% : Dmitry Medvedev, United Russia's chairman and a former Russian president and prime minister, called on fellow party members to "mobilise all activists and supporters" in support of Mr Putin before the vote, scheduled for March 15-17, according to reports by Russian state agencies.Russian Security Council deputy chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP)In a speech at the conference, Mr Medvedev referred to Mr Putin as "our candidate", and asserted that his re-election for a fifth term as head of state "should be absolutely logical, legitimate and absolutely indisputable".

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