Incumbent Vladimir Putin was sworn in for another 6 years as a Russian President on the 7th of May after he has been in power for 18 years as President and Prime Minister. The Presidential elections were held on 18 March 2018.

Putin’s swearing-in follows his inauguration for his fourth term as President two months after more than seventy percent of voters backed him in a Presidential election in which he had no serious challenges. In a report by the BBC news, Vladimir Putin’s swore to serve the Russian people to safely guide their rights and freedoms and defend Russian.

He added that the country needed break-through in all areas of life and he is deeply convinced that such a lead forward can only be secured with a free society that accepts all that is new and advanced. Putting who is now 65 years old embarks on his fourth term in office maintained by wide popular support, however, the Russian constitution bans him from running again when he is new term ends in the year 2024.