the current president to me for the here for running for the presidency two thousand and twelve pete said that would mean the person has been in power for a quarter of a century now i'm sure you can make ties of that of the leadership in cuba where all know you better always go over well for franklin d. roosevelt was president of the united states for twelve years and he was elected four times when you didn't serve on the short term he would have served sixteen years and he was democratically elected now if there weren't any term limits here let me put in probably could pull off the same thing. that if he earns it just doesn't get it he's going to he's going to have to go out and campaign he's going to have to convince people not to partly because he's going to leave you my point is that you know why do we have a western political culture that says he won't he can be in power for so long it's politicians that stay in power too long they usually feel cause they don't know when to say goodbye ok mr putin maybe wants to say goodbye but he has a sense of mission to be there is a mission as a proud leader of russia he was accused months of being the richest man in europe and it was through other charge of corruption he replied being very smart he said

i'm the richest man in the world because i get to serve the people of the russian federation and as you say moments ago is going to turn into a full on campaign if a person what kind of campaign our problems will be how to rise upon i think you can you know given the strength and we can't begin to trivialize this i mean john larkin that we had on the earlier was insightful he said we could be seeing the end of the eurozone with this year's counter year what kind of turbulence actually produces a major trade partner for russia we're going to need to have certainty in the political leadership even as we go through this election cycle one strong president beloved president respected president be followed by another in the same reason the same uprooted we need. you don't need political risk as we go through this turbulence this is a tsunami out there right now it's russian all right it's very interesting you say that because we spoke to him pap's earlier depressor politics of the university of kent he believes that although putin can see represents a change in strategy we shouldn't expect any surprises in the government's proud.

pretties which as you may allude to may may i may stay on change i think also i mean i like them who did what was said by mr putin said with a new team of people because that's the next thing we need to kind of pick away because the crisis that the world is facing in every individual country spacing is nuance and it's different in different ways russia has to be worried about our moral price regime and things like this we're going to need to be able to act quickly and i would personally like to see some new faces in government when it comes to my company the new first government when it comes to part of the priorities of the government i lead let's listen to what the pressure of politics at university of texas adrian pasdar that's. one of the presidential election i think i would expect for some time but it's surprising is that the president has agreed to lift the forthcoming election to take surprise i think since july. given up fighting for the presidency. he was in some sense resigned to the fact

mentor to. think it's clearly a shift in strategy comply with what's puzzling is try to implement. try to strengthen the private sector but also to strengthen the intermediary institutions of civil society talking about for instance social organizations providing wealth i think. the future. electorate. it's something more state. to state at the center of economic and social development in. the last four years i don't expect any major shift i think there might be a slight change of tone i think. in the past. strong language remember the security conference in two thousand and seven with announced

. i think the time. has changed he will be more pragmatic perhaps. but i don't think on the issues. because. i think that is probably much more agreement between the two. economic and social issues we just discussed i think will be makes. people. think. it. will be a part of. the disappoint because i think. the money would. have a future. that i think it would be mixed i think the younger

generation. actually i think. number of. years of contact with. international jobs will probably think that the. state of. the future. might. change much. we have to allow for the fact that there might be some development. i think. the next. the palisade have paps right there are so you show you without seeing life in moscow with people avail here to host a cross talk i know you're itching to get all over this and if i can just to remind those of you who are just joining us now breaking news here on r.t.

russian president dmitri medvedev has endorsed the russian prime minister vladimir putin to run for the presidential presidency next year that would mean also to the putin's been in power for about twenty five years but peter as we turn breaking news on this much of the world is turning a blind eye to what is an historical moment here in the world of russian politics run down the stats who's ignoring us and who was boarding ok maybe i shouldn't i mean it looks like al jazeera is being pretty neutral about it of course the washington post and the new york post and except for the usual suspects are pulling out very nicely and for six very anti you have been fundamentally misunderstood politics in this part of the world what they were meant so much is that the russian public it won't be easy sakhi the way they are inside the beltway which is pathetic and best i mean i think united states instead of criticizing the political process in countries like russia should worry about gridlock in washington in many ways in europe but that's another topic ok but the thing is is that things will continue as they continue in russia there's prompts on the road all of the time but it's

external shocks of this country has to worry about it has to clean up its own house at home it's a generational project and saying it for five years and hearty it is slowly but surely happening it is there is not the stagnation that people think i think there could be more political developments the parties and things like and the like for your laws and the electoral laws of elections coming in every year you say and he said to me months ago it's not going to be a smooth ride for people for it it's not going to be smooth going for putin's united russia rights why he made the announcement what i snipe in as whites me down because united russia they're shaking in their boots because their popularity has gone down but not because the government hasn't produces it no one connected to united russia and they need to start changing because you're right thanks very much to stay with us from the street here we cannot cross back live parties and he said now we live in the conference. you've had a busy day you've been witnessing all of it first hand to see the endorsement from the russian president to the russian prime minister from ed did after putin to run for the presidency next year and he said i was here. that's right it all started

with the prime minister place you're going to opening the second day of the united russia convention of course russia's ruling party are pretty much changing its name wasn't going to be the day maybe it was his tactic to let the audience kind of relax and then we had a huge huge announcement some experts say the announcement that the president would say did is going to leave united russia through these parliamentary elections in december is in fact was in fact i should say more of a surprise than the fact that president made a point on publicly endorsed placing your petition for the twenty top presidential election and it's interesting the reaction we're hearing here people really were surprised that it happened today because there was so much i anticipated about this throughout the year and president is very troubling to all the world summits a lot of pressure from other world leaders tell us tell us who's point one for president what's happening with russia and he made it very clear that he didn't think that the public global arena was the place to make the announcement that it had to be here in russia for the people just before this convention started

a lot of experts didn't think that today was going to be to the day imo certainly they were wrong as we can see. so you can put a luxury here given the proposal to have feelings for a list of the parts of united russia and to do some party work on the condition of good performance in the parliamentary elections and my retinas for practical work and government i believe it would be right for the congress to support the come to the city. for a new presidential election. but like i said putin started out this convention by mentioning that he believes that a tradition in russia it's not a democracy where the incumbent president goes on to leave the government. as the prime minister should continue. we begin to see if we begin i'm sure that united russia will win the parliamentary elections

and rely on widespread national support the major medvedev will be able to form a new effective young and energetic administrative team and head the government of the russian federation to continue his work on the modernization of all parts of our life. before those two announcements of course the greater the enormous buzz here at luzhniki state in the convention i think it's fair to say has officially come to an end but what an ending today it will be interesting to go out onto the streets and perhaps talk to people see what russia has to say about this and of course like you guys in the studio have been discussing the last is just to go out russia for this because of course they very much are critical of any country that doesn't have their kind of democracy put more and more of the developing world the emerging economies and of course the arab countries that are taking part in this uprising i just got back from egypt they're understanding that perhaps it's not only the bastions amongst the western style democracy that is the white way for every country who can really go in to analyze especially u.s.

politics i mean look at the history is the person that raises the most money that becomes president it was the same with obama it was the same with bush that you go back and look back in history is that fair is it fair to call that as my see every country has their own way and it's very clear that united russia russia's leading party believes this is the way for russia at this time to bring the country into a conversation by trying to trying to do that he's a great very good player and you know western style democracy is not always the pride of the marchese the west tries to push over many parts of the rest of the world and he said thanks very much about let's go back to all these people of pieces here and also i want to talk about i want to talk to your point go on please know we're going to be taking a couple hours we may be an issue cross talk program exactly on today's news. it's all about him and i think i'd like to echo what he had to say is that so much if you look at public opinion polls which i'll be discussing in the program i don't have it with me right now is it most russians prefer to have a more statist form of democracy is that they look at the best form of political

arrangement for them again it hit the nail on the head here i mean this export of democracy regime change breaking international law going by the past the united nations are you having the united nations do whatever you want i mean this is this this is this chaos on the international arena and we should do something so much more safety and prosperity when people have a consensus about how they want their country to be run if that is an islamic republic of iran that is their business ok russia will probably not stay disco mark receipt year that is their business well as it is america's democracy is falling to pieces and he was saying a moment ago when it comes to our campaigning the presidential campaigning political campaigning in the united states their funding for their campaigns typically comes from those who they will end up doing business for the end of the day that you know and the revolving door let's this new campaign vote for granted ourselves here that happens in every political regime in every type but don't just say one thing and claim it's one thing and for something on to another i mean back

to the difference here what it was but also part of a difference is that now is apparently slated to go for the presidency next year then now the campaign will start to begin to hear it's not an issue of buying the seat it's an issue also getting to what the people the most whether when it comes to internal reform external reform imports exports foreign policy you name it this is what we heard you know mr putin saying i mean again which side tonight it is an element of populism but that is probably one of the generic and moments of this political world here is that people still rightly or wrongly but they still do say look at the state for help for assistance and right now peter if you had you'd mentioned a moment ago here at least she was better putin and medvedev have slightly different views on modernization gerhard mango professor of political stars in sweet university in austria also seems to have some insight on this let's listen to have to what he has to say. first of all we heard a lot of talk about modernization by the incumbent president actually. the prime

minister putin who said he supports quality of modernization but she also did not read it as it were what is important is that both men have a different idea or a different attach and different into modernization from it to putting more information means more amongst the phony and it had to be done was to state what the west had three to four and what they thought they did fiscal and one in modernization which encompasses all fears of allies not just economy but the political freedoms the civic and liberal right and even the private sectors that have to be part of the modernization choice a just moralization i think it's not what the rest what he was waiting for he was hoping for and probably it is also not your approach to modernization that actually works in a modern professionals for society as the russian one is already a lot when it comes to the issues of a modern version of economics of

a head of russia's very big bangs for many investors a lot of important presidency would help to bring stability to the country's economy. the stars now can see these to believe what political force the stability of the konami force and what's in particular on the line the need for speed economic growth to mention the rate of developing the most six seven percent of g.d.p. as one of the main target for. the building of the economy for the next two years is also sound quite the numbers keep walking economic ysu like modernisation like the one for structure many of the really important things we can put forward into the program the good parts and to the scene see all the economic force one just moves it will be a prime minister if it's only going to i think citing decisions all the way face congress do you think that putin that represents stability for western investors

i've heard sure about this. i think most would like to know what to. believe who will be next president i think you know people b.c. is a parachute to. remove any concerns they might have about the elections the market really is crazy you know it's it's it's the norrington many of the things which happening all around the world is russia particularly for example we saw last week a very drastic fall of the russian stock market without any good reason but i very much believe that in course the. inverse of the few there is a market and then of course it will matter very much coffee will be russia and the prospects for us over the next six years. without a lie from moscow on rory sushi breaking news for you for you so far this morning this afternoon the announcement from the conference the annual united russia party conference down south central moscow today that is the russian president dmitri

medvedev endorsing the russian prime minister vladimir putin for another in the presidency for two thousand and twelve let's get more details now. on the ground are two cities in our way up the conference and he said hello to you you've been gauging reaction from the people there what more do you have to tell us that's right we're trying to move quickly because the convention is coming to announce we're trying to get as much an analysis and expertise on this news whether or not it was a surprise for the ten thousand or so participants the whole country of the world obviously just watching and joining me now to speak more about his reaction and united united russia's reaction to it is to me to be a pretty calm of who's the deputy head of the central executive committee for united russia thank you very much for being with us was a surprise for you but i think a lot of the surprise and the the most important thing for the majority of people here is that the course of the country is the will be going to need to be in the programs and action of the party and of the kind of general so this is the

most important thing so that all the rest was more lawless surprise but they actually. approval. and of. proof prove that they can only course of political force for what the vision of the country will continue and this is the most important thing for russia but certainly the announcement i mean the energy in this in the stadium when at first place in their boots and now that he believes make bigger should run the party list for the elections i mean the energy was very intense it seemed like a good amount of these participants warn expecting it at least that announcement to be made and then when the president made it made the announcement that he endorses prime minister putin was there any doubt that today wasn't going to be the day certainly it was expected that that would happen eventually but not now well i think that's the. yes for for many for many participants here goes beyond beyond

this week because everybody it was located was lucky to have the leader of the party the elite of the fifth least a fifth of the candidates. i think for so many of them it was a pleasant surprise that's that's they get that's the most important thing because they know that they found there were. it's a team of people who are thinking the same direction and the people support the same basic values and i think that's that it was a book that. he. found that cheerful that feels as if we proved that you were in the economic crisis and was quite successful so now you can continue its work without interruption. i just wanted to talk about the people just search people cheering puts it now in the background as people are finding out obviously russia has great support for these two leaders they feel like this is the way the court should go the west has very different opinions on that how is united russia

going to defend and prove its transparency well i think that it will. again be the clearest proof or fall of those parents who was the first if your reverence was there where the only course he said the first part of our show which introduce this procedure a few years ago and this year during the preparations for the federal court day we organized this primary in the march lows course for so there were many meetings of people with the so-called electors with the regular well common people with the voters. i think are over two hundred fifty thousand people were actually getting all through the protests will lead to a very very good days for these tough headed sort of you know russia and the. there with the huge media coverage i must also we can see from the list of candidates

which we approved today that all this people who are leaders in the primaries they're now so you just know that's where friends are so you have. let cats in the sacred stuff like that so it's all very transparent and we also heard that the prime minister believes united russia needs some new faces tell us more about that are we going to see a tremendous reshuffle in the party a well i think well this is a shuffle has already started because when the approaches for the united front was established while the girls was to ensure that people who are people. want to meet with by what you know the truth all some problems which are actual for this is they will be they will have the chance to do so so they there be a united front for the successful and they get the party at least which will nominate for the economy the election say that is that there are many young people there who actually of one or they are actually party members but who are.

convinced they have the bramber is managed to persuade people around them that their you know what to do with the country and how to get to the complete kind of thank you very much for speaking to us as this is a united process of arsons ruling party convention its annual convention wraps up with this tremendous news i think it's fair to say and of course anyone who knows and has been to russia knows that moscow yes i've seen great stability and development over the last ten years but the prime minister himself mentioning his trips across the country there's so much work to be done and certainly this party believes that it's easier to to need to meet you need if you can take the country through the next ten years into trying to trying to do so so you say there's a lot of work to be done here but you know we've both been working in tandem over the past few years and. they've made great strides in the economy and big forecast optimiser forecasts ahead as they were saying at the conference where you are today

are two cities and our thanks very much. well we continue to be in the studio here to show you his artie's people of el nino is not the only one covering this breaking news here out of central moscow today also r.t. to cut the of i believe if you want to have a chat with her and be asked some questions. ok out here crowd here so it's finally the pennies finally dropped we've been talking about this for months when it came to our viewers through it here the great guessing game is over what was that guessing game in the first place go ahead. this please go hello peter this police goalie bow is finally over and i'm to have been put to you know we're made to the front door across from that will later of course talk about the four of us which turned out to be correct well then say that it was surprised really. working for many years so we let him or post in and from the day and i would say there were certain t twenty twelve in the air and many simply avoided talking about bets though i would be straight but would a number of those who believe that putin will run for another presidential term

outnumbered a group of those who believe from the bed it will run for a second term and the moment of truth really was even before any of the two started speaking that was one black team or putin made it on stage before president to me from the day and that is against any traditional any traditions any protocol which is established in russia because normally it's always the president who opens major events with a speech and only then the prime minister speaks and that was this last minute instead of twenty minute speech on how to. let him or putin was given a say and that was one everyone realized who's going to run for russia's top job in the next presidential election which you know there had been no course a lot of anticipation going on before these united russia convention because it's the last of the yearly congresses before the parliamentary vote before the

presidential election and of course everyone on this congress for clues for clues on which all the two will run for president and maybe even an outright declaration which actually happens and those who are hopes all people's hopes were well founded because of the united russia convention be going to be for the duma elections in two thousand and seven than president putin. i provided everyone with his first clear signal about what he's going to do after he leaves the crown and he says that say he will serve us prime minister if you nonsense that russia party won by a landslide and that he found a candidate for presidency that he would work with and after it two months united russia won i had two thirds majority which provided it with a chance to change the constitution which it did by extending a presidential term from four to six years and it was banned when certain changes

were introduced to my deputies not for about five years instead so now whatever becomes russia's next president will be in the office for another six years or even twelve years in a row even that candidate runs again in six years i do every now it's not easy as you might think of a lot of i do apologize for interrupting you but there are analysts and say that if indeed i put in does take that helmet you thousand and twelve that will be twenty five years in power for mr putin if it indeed an impressive and oppressive go so you're also saying you know what what's the future with united russia party of course we have a parliamentary elections in december of this year we do know that the united russia party has quite an uphill climb ahead of it when it comes to that so prudence going to have to be hard on the campaign trail to get the policy into the leaves of the parliamentary elections i'm afraid that's all we have time for katherine thank you very much for your insight it's. all right you stay with us here live from moscow this is all to you with me will research at

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