Russia’s PM Vladimir Putin will be officially put forward by the ruling United Russia party as its candidate for the 2012 presidential elections at its November 27 session, a source in the party’s election committee has told reporters in Moscow.

Some 11,000 participants will attend the forum which will follow on from the 23-24 September session when incumbent President Medvedev agreed to head the party’s Duma election list.

After that Medvedev put Putin forward as a presidential candidate.