The United Russia party convention has unanimously voted to nominate its leader,Vladimir Putin, as its presidential candidate for the March 4 elections. The ruling party held the second part of its pre-election congress on SundayNovember 27, after the upper house of the Russian Parliament on Friday officially approved March 4 as the date for presidential [...]
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November 27, 2011
September 24, 2011
Lets Swap: Putin Runs for President and Medvedev for Prime Minister…
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to run for Russian president in next year’s election, ending months of speculation over which man would run for the post. Speaking at the annual congress of the ruling United Russia party on Saturday, Medvedev said he was ready to make way for Putin and [...]
