Moscow, Dec 7: Days after suffering a setback in the Duma polls and allegations of ballot rigging, Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin today went ahead to file his nomination for contesting the March 2012 presidential election, following which he plans to swap places with incumbent Dmity Medvedev.
Putin, 59, who quit top-Kremlin job in 2008 after serving two terms, in September announced plans to contest for presidency again in March and last month at the United Russia party congress, he was formally nominated party candidate to replace Medvedev.
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