Russia's lower chamber of the parliament -- the State Duma - recently adopted a bill allowing acting President Vladimir Putin to run for two more terms.
Putin has been either president or prime minister of Russia since 2001.
Apart from resetting previous terms of acting presidency, the bill sets requirements for presidential nominees -- such as Russian citizenship and a minimum age of 35. The nominees must have permanently resided in Russia for at least 25 years, and never had citizenship or a residence permit of another state.
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