If United Russia Party wins the parliamentary elections, and if opposition parties do not nominate a worthy candidate, then the country will have a new government and the new president during the upcoming six years.
The intrigue with the presidential election in Russia has been unveiled. The scenarios of election campaigns in Russia – both the parliamentary and the presidential one – became a surprise to a certain extent. The surprise came for other political parties: it will be very hard for them to compete with the tandem.
It is official. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will run for elections in 2012. The news was announced on September 24th, during the congress of United Russia Party in Moscow.
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