Kremlin favorite: Russia to keep strong presidency
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Russia's next president will remain the  country's most powerful official even with outgoing head of  state Vladimir Putin as prime minister, Putin's likely  successor Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview on Monday.
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Time magazine named President Vladimir Putin its person of the year Wednesday, recognizing the Russian leader's role in achieving stability even at the cost of Western-style freedom and democracy.
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The Russian foreign ministerâs recent visit to Tehran indicates that despite the foreign pressure, Russia is still a major power and is determined to continue playing a significant role in the international arena.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will step down next year after eight years in power, may have a surprise choice for his preferred successor, state news agency RIA Novosti said on Friday, quoting a senior Kremlin aide.
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Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir  Putin's chosen successor, will win 71 percent of the votes in  March's Russian presidential election, state-owned pollster  VTsIOM predicted on Thursday.
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MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin seems to quietly delight in stoking the fevered speculation about who will succeed him when he steps down, as he has promised to do, following presidential elections in March.
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The visit is to last through 28 October. Putin has openly backed pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich over Western-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yuschenko in the election.
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Russia's political elite has been showing a striking willingness to take sides in the U.S. election &#151; most notably President Vladimir Putin, whose expression of support for President Bush reflects more than the two leaders' warm relationship.
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Vladimir Putin, whose term as Russian president ends next year, does not rule out running again in 2012, a leading Russian daily reported on Saturday.
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MOSCOW -- President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who is due to step down next year at the end of his second term, pledged yesterday that his successor will be chosen in a free and democratic election.
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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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Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, will win 71 percent of the votes in March's Russian presidential election, state-owned pollster VTsIOM predicted on Thursday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to pick a well-known figure to succeed him rather than springing a surprise on electors, a Kremlin spokesman said.
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SOCHI, Russia  - Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate for next month's presidential election seized the opportunity to emphasize the continuity of power at an event on Sunday in Russia's future Winter Olympics capital.
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Russia will remain on the path of democracy and a market economy, President Vladimir Putin vowed, despite controversial political reforms strengthing central authority over the country.
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Russia will use dirty tricks to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence after the expected victory of West-leaning candidate Viktor Yushchenko in weekend presidential elections, analysts say.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his favored successor Dmitry Medvedev could take turns to run Russia for another quarter of a century, a senior Kremlin ally said in an interview published on Monday.