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During the 2008 Russian presidential election, Dmitry Medvedev was elected president (head of the executive branch) with 73% of votes. He had been nominated as a candidate by four Russian political parties and made a promise to appoint Putin for the position of prime minister during the campaign.
May 7, 2018 · - Putin hit a problem in 2008. He had served two consecutive presidential terms and was barred by the constitution from serving a third. Putin solved the puzzle by naming Medvedev as his...
Jun 2, 2023 · News World Europe. How Dmitry Medvedev went from being Russia’s president to Vladimir Putin’s attack dog. Outlandish threats to bomb the German parliament, kill British politicians and...
May 7, 2018 · ctboxMOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin, sworn in on Monday for another six years as Russian president, nominated Dmitry Medvedev again to be his prime minister. Here are some facts about the 52 ...
On 8 May 2008, Dmitry Medvedev appointed Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia as he had promised during his election campaign. The nomination was approved by the State Duma with a clear majority of 392–56, with only communist deputies voting against.
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In December 2007 Putin named Medvedev his heir apparent. The central message of Medvedev’s subsequent presidential campaign was “Freedom is better than no freedom.” After a landslide electoral victory, Medvedev took office on May 7, 2008, and immediately nominated Putin as his prime minister.
Jan 15, 2020 · Wed 15 Jan 2020 14.46 EST. Vladimir Putin’s decision on Wednesday to accept the resignation of Dmitry Medvedev was not a surprise. For some time, Medvedev’s standing within the Russian...
