Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he has not decided whether he will run for re-election next year, according to a report in the CBC.
"Not only have I not decided yet who I will stand against, I have not decided whether I will run at all," Putin said at an energy forum in Moscow when asked by a reporter who he would run against in March 2018.
Putin is very popular in Russia, and would likely win the presidency in a landslide according to polls.
The government will officially announce the presidential election campaign in late November or early December, and Putin said Wednesday he will announce then whether he will seek another six-year term.
Putin, who has been president or prime minister since 1999, has in the past waited until the final moments to officially announce his re-election bids.
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