Putin out as President of Russia by 2027?

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Market context

Vladimir Putin ceasing to be president before 30 June 2027 would require either a resignation, removal, incapacity, or another qualifying loss of office within a short window. The current 8% crowd-implied probability is consistent with the market treating continuity as the base case and an early exit as a low-frequency political shock rather than a routine transition.[2][7]

Historically, traders read this kind of line by comparing it with succession markets for entrenched incumbents: the curve is usually very flat until a concrete event risk appears, then reprices sharply. That is exactly how the current ladder is behaving, with much lower prices on nearer dates and more weight pushed into the longer-dated June 2027 settle, while broader forecasting venues have also tended to place Putin’s exit years later rather than inside this window.[1][12] For a power-user running conditional orders or copy-trading rules, the useful signal is not day-to-day noise but whether the market begins to price an actual mechanism of departure, not just generic geopolitical tension.

The main catalysts are formal announcements and institutional scheduling: any Kremlin statement on resignation, replacement, medical incapacity, or transfer of powers would matter immediately under the resolution rules, even before effect date. Traders should also watch elite signalling around cabinet reshuffles, security-service changes, and any constitutional or electoral manoeuvre that could credibly imply an interruption in office; absent that, the market is likely to stay anchored by the 2030 presidential timetable and the structural stability of Putin’s current term.[5][14][16] Recent reporting has shown that price moves in this ladder can follow major wartime escalations or headlines about Russian political control, but the base-rate remains firmly against a change in presidency by mid-2027.[3][6]

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Methodology

This page is a comparison snapshot: one live quote, four reference venues with their key attributes, and a single execution path — every trade button routes to Kalshi Fees, which mirrors the Polymarket order book directly.

Resolution & payout

At resolution the UMA oracle takes over: a proposer posts the outcome with a bond, any token holder can dispute within two hours. Without dispute the result is accepted and the smart contract distributes USDC instantly.

On Kalshi (CFTC-regulated) resolution runs through their in-house clearing engine in USD. Betfair Exchange settles after match end in the account's local currency. Manifold pays no cash — only its in-platform "mana" currency.

FAQ

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How does resolution work?

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Do I need to KYC for this market?

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