Russian MPs ready to approve Putin's choice for PM
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Russia's parliament is expected to vote overwhelmingly on Friday to approve President Vladimir Putin's nominee for prime minister, political unknown Viktor Zubkov.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 17 -- President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he would accept the post of prime minister next year if, as is almost certain, his protege is elected president in March.
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MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin's nominee for prime minister said yesterday that he won't rule out a run for the presidency amid rising speculation his appointment could be part of Putin's plan to retain control over the government after stepping down next spring.
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The Russian government will ask parliament to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, bringing the treaty into force if lawmakers agree, something that ``could happen within the next couple of months
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Russia's new prime minister, Viktor Zubkov, could become president in 2008 and Vladimir Putin should return to office in 2012, the head of Russia's upper house of parliament said on Tuesday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday set December 2 as the date for parliamentary elections, seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2008 presidential vote.
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Ukraine&#39;s parliament determined Wednesday that it had enough support to bring a package deal on constitutional and electoral changes to a vote in a compromise aimed
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MOSCOW - Russia&#39;s upper house of Parliament on Wednesday ratified the Kyoto Protocol, sending it to President Vladimir Putin for the final stamp of approval.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has  decreed the newly elected State Duma, or lower house of  parliament, will hold its first session on December 24, the  official gazette said on Thursday.
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President Vladimir Putin nominated close political ally Dmitry Medvedev as his party's presidential candidate on Monday and said he was ready to serve as prime minister in a Medvedev administration.
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Russia's lower house of parliament confirmed President Vladimir Putin's choice as prime minister on Friday, approving the previously obscure official Viktor Zubkov in a vote whose result was a foregone conclusion in the Kremlin-controlled chamber.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Sunday set December 2 as the date for parliamentary elections,  seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2008 presidential vote.
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MOSCOW  - Russia's upper house of parliament on Wednesday ratified the Kyoto protocol and sent it to President Vladimir Putin for the final stamp of approval that would bring the global climate pact into force early next year.
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Russia&#39;s upper house of parliament has approved President Vladimir Putin&#39;s controversial plan to end direct elections to choose regional governors, and allow the Kremlin to appoint them instead.
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Russian president willing to take on role if Dmitry Medvedev is elected to succeed him as president
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Russia's parliament confirmed Viktor Zubkov as prime minister on Friday after he pledged to press ahead with President Vladimir Putin's economic policies and help rebuild the defense industry.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was ready to work as prime minister if his favored successor, Dmitry Medvedev, is elected president next year, but would not seek additional powers.