Posted on 05/07/2008 6:12:58 AM PDT by FewsOrange
MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russia's new president Dmitry Medvedev wasted no time in knuckling down to work--naming his predecessor Vladimir Putin as his new prime minister two hours after he was sworn in Wednesday, agencies report.
Medvedev, 42, was inaugurated as president at the Kremlin before 2,300 invited guests in an elaborate ceremony with marching soldiers and military music. He became the third Russian president since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The Associated Press reported that one of his first acts as President was nominating his predecessor Vladimir Putin as prime minister. The announcement came about two hours after Medvedev took the oath of office on Wednesday, AP reported. The inauguration ceremony marked a dramatic transition of power in Russia, but there are questions about how much power Medvedev will actually have.
Putin, who served two consecutive four-year terms, will stay close by his protege. He became chairman of the ruling United Russia party last month. Putin featured during Wednesday's ceremony almost as much as the new president. He delivered the first speech and stood just behind Medvedev when he was sworn in.
"I fully understand the burden of responsibility that I will be shouldering," Medvedev said in his inaugural speech. "I want to thank from my heart President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin for his invariable personal support that I have always felt, and I am sure that this will continue." Medvedev won the March 2 election with an overwhelming majority but almost no campaign platform, said Oksana Antonenko of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. Now that Medvedev has taken office, his real work begins, she said. During his time in office, Putin created a network of loyal officials on every level of government -- all appointed, not elected...
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I’m just wondering how Putin managed to get his arm all the way up Medvedev’s ass to work the puppet controls while moving his things from the President’s office over to the PM’s office?
Yep.
Puppet regime.
One can only wonder what when through his head during those two hours?
Putin made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
A: "P-U-T-I-N"
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss” literally.
No biggie, just a posting.
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