'Lots of people' are urging Putin to run in presidential election -Kremlin

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony to receive diplomatic credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, December 4, 2023. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that "lots of people" were urging President Vladimir Putin to run for a new six-year term in March, and that Putin would announce his decision "when he deems it appropriate".

Russia's Central Election Commission said on Friday that the election would for the first time be held over three days - from March 15-17.