PUTIN TO 'CONSOLIDATE POLITICAL SYSTEM' AS RUSSIA'S NEW PRESIDENT
Tert.am
23:34 17.10.11
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday he is determined
to return to the Kremlin to consolidate the foundations of the
country's political system and facilitate economic diversification.
According to RIA Novosti, Putin spoke in an interview with three
national TV channels seven weeks before parliamentary elections
scheduled for December 4.
Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev have backed one another to switch
roles after 2012 presidential elections.
Medvedev proposed Putin for president at the United Russia congress
in late September, saying he was ready to head the government in case
of Putin's victory.
Tert.am
23:34 17.10.11
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday he is determined
to return to the Kremlin to consolidate the foundations of the
country's political system and facilitate economic diversification.
According to RIA Novosti, Putin spoke in an interview with three
national TV channels seven weeks before parliamentary elections
scheduled for December 4.
Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev have backed one another to switch
roles after 2012 presidential elections.
Medvedev proposed Putin for president at the United Russia congress
in late September, saying he was ready to head the government in case
of Putin's victory.