Russia's 'Paris Hilton' Ksenia Sobchak announces bid to run for President

 Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak said on Wednesday she planned to run in a presidential election next year, offering liberal voters unhappy with Kremlin rule someone to get behind, but will little prospect she will win.
"My name is Ksenia Sobchak, I'm 36 years old. And like any other citizen of Russia I now have the right to run for the presidency," Sobchak said in a video clip posted online.

"I decided to exercise that right." 

Russian socialite Ksenia Sobchak says she'll challenge Putin (who hasn't officially announced) for the presidency. https://t.co/zvVCwlyGrO pic.twitter.com/q4zROz7g3D

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