The Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, has confirmed Vladimir Putin as prime minister a day after his protege Dmitry Medvedev replaced him as president of the country.
Members of parliament voted 392-56 for Putin’s appointment, with the communists the only party voting against. Jonah Hull reports from Moscow.
Dmitry Medvedev has been inaugurated as Russia’s president, taking over from Vladimir Putin, who was soon afterwards nominated the country’s prime minister.
Medvedev took the oath of office in an inauguration ceremony on Wednesday at Andreyevsky Hall in Moscow, becoming Russia’s third president since the end of the Soviet era. Jonah Hull reports.
The results are in, and Vladimir Putin’s hand-picked successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has won the Russian presidential elections in a landslide.
Medvedev has promised to carry on Putin’s legacy. He says he wants Putin to be his prime minister, but just how much power the president will retain once he leaves office is unclear.
Other candidates in the race are protesting the results, claiming they were not allowed equal media coverage before the vote.
Election monitors are also saying the vote was not fair.
Has the election and results been a blow to Russian democracy? And how will Medvedev tackle the big issues facing the country?
Inside Story, with presenter Sami Zeidan, looks at the man who will be president and his vision for Russia.
The results are in, and Vladimir Putin’s hand-picked successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has won the Russian presidential elections in a landslide.
Medvedev has promised to carry on Putin’s legacy. He says he wants Putin to be his prime minister, but just how much power the president will retain once he leaves office is unclear.
Other candidates in the race are protesting the results, claiming they were not allowed equal media coverage before the vote.
Election monitors are also saying the vote was not fair.
Has the election and results been a blow to Russian democracy? And how will Medvedev tackle the big issues facing the country?
Inside Story, with presenter Sami Zeidan, looks at the man who will be president and his vision for Russia.
Russians will vote to choose a successor to Vladimir Putin, the current president.
The country will have more than 96,000 polling stations open across 11 time zones.
Many are certain that Dmitri Medvedev, Putin’s handpicked protege, will win the elections.
In turn, Medvedev is promising Putin a position as prime minister if he wins.
Doubts are now raised as to whether any real transfer of power will occur.
Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports.