Putin to become premier in Medvedev government
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President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he would become prime minister in a future Russian government if his close ally Dmitry Medvedev was elected president, giving Putin a new role after he leaves the Kremlin.
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On December 27 President Putin has signed a decree, On the Procedure for Considering Candidacies for the Post of Chief Executive of a Russian Territory.
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President Vladimir Putin told a congress of Russia's dominant party Monday that he would agree to become prime minister if Dmitry Medvedev is elected as his successor Â and said he would not seek to make the premiership more powerful.
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President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes yesterday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed &quot;strengthening&quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday newly-appointed prime minister Viktor Zubkov might be a contender for next head of state if he performs well in his new job.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts the resignation of the government of PM Mikhail Fradkov.
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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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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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President Vladimir Putin has dissolved the Russian government on the request of the prime minister, the Kremlin said Wednesday, a major political shakeup that comes less than three months before crucial parliamentary elections
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President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has a commanding lead ahead of Russia's presidential election with 63 percent support, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes on Monday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed &quot;strengthening&quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.
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Business deals are set to take centre stage at a summit on Wednesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi in the southern Italian city of Bari.Comment
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Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections.
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Russia's president installs a trusted ally, rather than one of the top contenders for the presidency, in the crucial post of prime minister. But does that really make him Putin's successor?
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Russia's presidential front-runner  Dmitry Medvedev promised stability and continuity on Tuesday in  his first big policy speech since President Vladimir Putin  backed him to be the next Kremlin leader.
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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.