Vladimir Putin gathers over two million re-election signatures
Under Russian law, independent candidates are required to have at least 300,000 registered supporters.
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00:00 Over 2 million.
00:03 That's how many signatures Russian President Vladimir Putin's campaign office says he's
00:07 gathered in support of his candidacy in the March presidential election.
00:13 As Putin has put his name forward as an independent candidate, he's required by Russian law to
00:18 have at least 300,000 registered supporters from 40 regions or more in order to get on
00:24 the ballot.
00:25 Supporters from the United Russia Party have been gathering signatures for Putin in the
00:30 Russian-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine.
00:32 (whooshing)