breaking news here on r.t. the ruling said a rotation russia's prime minister vladimir putin will run for the presidency next year his candidacy was put forward by dmitri medvedev who agreed to lead the ruling party and the country's. if you are just joining us a very warm welcome to you this is on the line from moscow with me the recent breaking news today and tonight prime minister putin will run for the presidency of the two thousand and twelve elections was made at the ruling united russia party as

i knew all convention president medvedev said that he will head the party in a parliamentary elections and is ready to lead the government if they win. the historic speeches first. united russia party russia and the world knew that somehow one way or another in the figure that he is to russia the stability that he brought may have some kind of life in the political world here in the country exactly how it would unfold no one knew and more importantly no one really expected at least the people here that it would be to say i'm not support it because the session opened with the two leaders coming in to gather it's an opening with his speech saying that we the two of us do know how this will all unfold and what's in here is not who does my job and when but the people also that's really been the theme of this day despite that we slowly got hints that maybe today was going to be the day and then president heads radiative said this. yesterday. i believe it would be

right for the convention to support the cam to deceit of listener putin in the presidential election. means i don't have to explain what kind of experience and authority president putin has. issue in your schedule and i'd like to say something else despite rumors that there's been a split within our time jim i can say that this was a well thought through decision. and what came as more of a surprise than the announcement that led to her put in would in fact run for president in trying to twelve was the announcement and the proposal from listeners who tend to carry on the tradition of modern day boston political tradition which is that now it looks like is that the incumbent president goes on to become the prime minister and also

a proposal for me to be made safe to go on to be at the top of the list we've been trying to brush up a party into the december parliamentary elections he accepted. the apology i'd like to express my gratitude to you for supporting my candidacy to run for president it's a great honor to make you thought if you're going to have seen the numbers and with the parliamentary elections coming in december i'd like to russian citizens to support the united russia party with. the issue you thought was going to be just what i'm convinced to become prime minister continue to still really modernize our society. the united russia party which shares a great amount of popularity they still have a lot of work to do because they're their figures have gone down in the past couple of years there's a lot of work to do over the next couple of months and the prime minister

understands that president medvedev understands that in most of the speeches and i should say it was him or put his speech was not about the presidency who will run it was about what this party needs to do to take russia into the next ten years the cut the country has to be witty now they need to see develop but that's what today is really about although of course it's being hijacked by this this is big news this is story is that. lazier putin will run for president and then to meet you maybe if will become his prime minister. and he and i were out there reporting from the venue where the announcement was made today a lot of important going for the two thousand and twelve presidency i spoke to all of these political analyst and cross talk host people who fell but he explains that what lies ahead for most of the united russia party. the guessing game this was all done on purpose i think this was the intention all along at least one variant of it i think it's because of the united russia is going to be facing the elections the

parliamentary elections in december they're lagging in the polls they need some support and the best juice you can possibly get is the two most popular people in the country to agree on something another reason is the turbulence outside russia the economic tsunami that is facing the world russia needs to be a safe haven they need to win these two leaders and this political party is problematic as it is in my opinion we need to show stability and continuity how would you assess maybe this legacy over the past few years how he's been clear for russia he's been good for russia he's a popular politician here it's always been the tandem it's always been about these two men here so if they're going to change places all it's all nice and fine because both of have the same vision for this country rhetorical yes so it's age difference why maybe one guy likes was one rock band in another one like the other there's bumps on the road all of the time but it's external shocks in this country has to worry about it has to clean up its own house it's own it's a generational project in saying that for five years an r.p. it is slowly but surely happening and if there is not the stagnation that people

think i think there could be more political development parties and things like more so can there be lecturing the laws and the election laws of elections coming in every year you say and he said he wanted to go it's going to be a smooth ride for people who are it is going to be this would like for putin's united russia rights why they made the announcement i smite me and that's why it's me now 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 when the current prime minister said to be president vladimir putin was manning the helm on his first speech at the annual conference he was saying that tensions over the past few years have been risen to upwards of forty five percent salaries were flagged one hundred twenty percent growth base from a low base well look we live in the one of the most expensive cities in the world ok and you want to give me a pay increase of ten percent if i can make a big difference in my lifestyle ok my point is here you go from. base it still you have in place in is never been we're here and you have also this tsunami that we're coming in but they are going to say this is good when it comes to job my job employment the employment levels unemployment is down to

a point it is up there for the future long term goal of the economy which he forecast as being positive and a growth of g.d.p. the future for russia should look good in comparison to the rest of world they're right to damn right here because we have eurozone we have the u.s. economy stagnated bearskin maybe for the next decade if the eurozone survives you have countries like russia and the other bric countries there's only one way i was really one correction it is growth here we have to worry about major external shocks this is where all the exporting countries like russia china brazil india these countries are exporters actually make the export things are going to be very worried about what happens in washington and in the euro zone that is the only thing that can get real what's going on you know there's a lot of bureaucracy in this country here there's a lot of. corrupt officials in the business world and in government they have to be dealt with it's a very very slow process but i have the twelve years i've lived here i see progress some areas are spread or some other islam well i think also i mean i like we said

mr putin said with a new team i think we get it that's the next thing we need to kind of people way out because of the crisis that the world is facing and every individual country is facing its new wants and it's different in different ways russia has to be worried about oil 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. there is but i'm just a bit earlier and i'll just remind you here are three of our breaking news for you this hour after long speculation. russia's prime minister vladimir putin will run for the presidency in two thousand and twelve election this was revealed in an address to the annual meeting of the ruling united bhatia president medvedev has fully indorsed the move while saying that he will head to the parliamentary election and become a prime minister. what can now be considered. first campaign speech put him down to boost russia's economic growth and continue tackling corruption he said russia should soon become one of the world's five strongest economies and we will continue

to bring you more reaction twenty four hours a day day and night right here on our three. when it comes to the reaction would be getting a domestically and internationally speaking we did a have a chat with a sort of a pretty off president a political commentator a member also of russia's council for foreign and defense policy he says that this move may bring a more liberal edge to the ruling party. personally nice to me that it will bring liberal votes for the united russia party because he's of course associated with the flu liberal agenda and secondly those things which have been in. the russian political agenda such as political modernization and also economic modernization and innovation innovation as leads are things which are normally associated with mr medvedev name so if he becomes a reformist prime minister on this super popular president putin that brings ours so a new political reality surprisingly it brings us to a reality where mr putin who is normally associated with sort of strong here on the

sort of thing politics coups in fact and indeed inevitably carry out the liberal economic agenda i've been saying that the problem is russia party is that it's not capable of reproducing itself ok it was all around mr putin the job of the change of generations of course this is not the sort of radical change which people might have expected but united russia is now becoming something similar to what the little democrats in japan are into what the p.r.i. party in mexico used to be that is to say it's the ruling party which is capable of reproducing a new generation of leaders these eased really something new for russian politics we had to get a member to speak of the christian science monitor he told us that if putin does become president again it won't be the worst option for the west does they really know him as a partner. people will become more certain that there is one. type of

system of power in russia and it's here to stay i think that's what is the message of the world is not it's not a bad message i don't think it's quite some of the troubles of the continue you know between the west and east. and was seen as kind of solo reliable predictable partner he advanced russian interests very assertively you know that may not see what they'd like to see in the united states but it works for them it's they know him he's a known quantity and he is predictable not capricious or excessive in any way so i think that people will just settle down to the idea that we could put in for at least six more years if not twelve then build relations with russia on that basis. we are right there at the christian science monitor here on our we need also speak to him and perhaps they first serve politics at the university of kent adrian so that if putin does become president he will have to make

a sincere effort to attract money from abroad. i think for the best will only be forthcoming in much greater scope when corruption and the rule of law you know are changed there's too much rampant corruption and too little rule of law. i think it has the authority to do something about that and i think after. two presence he needs to strengthen those institutions and he needs a government i can implement with presidents media to perhaps becoming prime minister that might be possible but it's not just changing now you need to also change policy and you need to implement across the country we could minister capacities around russia. fortunately still a reality of what's going simply to go by when cities but that's not the case for the region so you really need much greater determination and implementation that it's up to the ruling town and to make that happen. well it's time for you to get involved with us here at r.t.

we always value your opinion or the subjects we cover here if you go to our website you can have your say on what switching roles in the ruling taliban will actually mean for the future of russia. and also check out what other viewers think at r.t. talk. just to remind you of our breaking news this hour here on r.t. prime minister vladimir putin has an els he will run for president of russia in the two thousand and twelve election this was revealed just hours ago when addressing the members of the ruling united russia party but yet if it gave his full backing for putin's kind of a c. and in turn said that he will lead the party into parliament. in that post in us modernization promised during the conference of one of the putin laid out his economic policy speech that has now been sort of his first campaign address. russia's economy. stay with us for the latest developments on this breaking news story. well a columnist and political analyst. told me just

a bit earlier that the support of putin that he received is certainly well justified but really very few people doubt of that the prime minister. as the move influential and the most popular political figure why is he why is he the most influential why is he the most popular figure when it comes to russian politics well he is a charismatic leader is the understand and he has built up his two presidential terms. of stability which was very important for russians and this is the reason why he won the support not only for the lead but of fruit faults and also. whether we like the north this is a reality i think that they might make in such a move. or more tender as you say they send a political message to the russians as are all to the press to the world there to.

do it is not our deed it is not absolute this is a way of all construction which can it can work for years you see it is quite effective. because of the chance to speak to michael binyon foreign affairs specialist of the times newspaper in london hopes that i dimitri medvedev can continue his economic policies if indeed he does and not becoming prime minister. think of commutative b.p. . continues the prime minister will preside over a very similar to what we've been seeing for the past few years the objective factors are in russia's favor it has such. resources what is shouldn't be needed in economic reform a shake up of the system let's put it the enterprise by entrepreneur and overwhelmingly real sharp attack on corruption. very little action that i would certainly have challenge for the government yes. there is reasons for this one is

that. need a little bit of an investment in foreign expertise or that russia has plenty of its own the. effect of outside interest and the other problem is you need a much more competitive edge two thousand of these. too many monopolies and too many monopolies held in place i'm afraid i corrupt oligarchs. live from moscow i'm a real researcher just remind you of our breaking news for you this hour the announcement came today this afternoon from central moscow the prime minister vladimir putin will run for the presidency of two thousand and twelve we had a moment after that to speak to john laughlin from the institute for democracy and cooperation in paris he says putin becoming russia's president would actually have a great impact on european affairs. there are differences that have made big differences between a few different hooted one of the three main things that people usually say about me if is that these moral compass some are pro west and go liberal and so on

whereas putin is more hardline start my view at all or it's after all under a million presidents he had left at the russian children of war was fought in two thousand it may trigger the war which radically change the balance of power we're going to be just where as it was a lady who teaches that nato in march to and including former soviet republics like altered states and of course made his famous question to arraign intramural traditionally arson and for all those things happened under go to persuasion i would like to make one point and that is that the international situation that russia will face as. in takes over power again as president next year and as that russia goes into the elections in december is very very uncertain indeed it may be an obvious point to make but i think it's worth recalling that we are looking now as has been said in the press now for many months at the breakup of the euro in other words we're looking at a seismic shift in the political composition of the european continent and in those

circumstances of immense up evil in europe in other words among russia's own neighbors russia's own role in that new configuration can only be decisive. it without the line from moscow if you missed anything on there you can always get the full picture on our website on it so you talk but also don't forget you can follow us on facebook where you can join the discussion on all of our stories and of find our plates and all the major news on our twitter feed that is r c underscore come and watch the best videos on our you tube channel. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images.

you will see live from moscow as good of you to join us today on my colleague here shortly just to remind you breaking news you've had for the past few hours here in our see that of the russian prime minister of lot of putin and now saying today he will run for the presidency of two thousand and twelve keeping to me. as a possible prime minister for now though r.t.c. brings us the background to what's called the mediator after. it's not a surprise that they are being referred to as a tandem because the two have been working together very closely as political associates for over ten years now well just a short recap reminder of how both made it to russia still jobs in two thousand. how did he is. there was an election in russia and vladimir putin won in that election in two thousand and four he was reelected as the president and dimitri

medvedev joins he's the so-called cypress team. in two thousand and five he became russia's for a steady prime minister after a very successful academic career and mission in benteke was largely tasked with overseeing the major modernization and reforms program in russia in two thousand and december two thousand and seven of a similar united russia convention putin made first tense about that he followed of what the candidates for the war russia's next presidential term and it was an informal backing informal backing of the mission but that it has a future president and because of this massive support which is that his popularity significantly diminished one the presidential election in two thousand and eight ever since his that maybe has been why it's modernization program also he introduced some major changes to russia's constitution such as enlarging the

presidential term from four to six years so if. wins in the presidential vote in march twentieth well he will serve in office for six years in a row. because of an approach over reporting by giving us the background over the time of a movie just to remind you of our breaking news this hour here on r.t. it was just earlier this afternoon that russia's a prime minister vladimir putin said that he will run for the presidency if next year current president dmitri medvedev gave him his full backing on addressing the annual conference of the country's ruling united russia party medvedev himself will head the party in the parliamentary election saying he could leave the government if they win continue his modernization program from. during the conference lot of may put in the laid out his economic policy speech that can now be considered his first campaign address he pledged to boost russia's economy and tackle corruption i do stay with us here at sea for all the latest development and reaction it's coming

in all the time. and as our saying the reaction continues to flow in here at r t a we spoke to political analysts. he told me earlier that putin's popularity in the change in russia under his leadership actually pre-determined today's decision. you have to understand that. has been extremely popular in russia since one thousand nine hundred and he became prime minister of russian federation big before his store presidents and russia has made a great way during those twelve hiers russian g.d.p. has almost doubled the level of life in russia alone russia not only the capitals has improved significantly the russian economy has been constantly rebuilding and. rule and then underneath it it's real and you know such a very ambitious goals during his presidency but it is a rush. ahead based on the resources russia has it's very important the

treasury's and exporting concha concha that produces and to the global production so in this case russia has a very bright future and you've got the analyst there we had on a bit earlier here on r.t. during our breaking news also the head of russia's our foreign affairs committee. believe the decision will bring positive changes for the country's foreign policy. believe there predictability and transparency in what we are doing here inside of. the government the story of this is that we welcome. anybody else in the rule. that they believe the decision which is to. the north or.

russia. of this community leaders continue to together each. other. this looks to give them a really strong belief is good. it's good for the russian foreign policy and they believe. the city with a lot of important announcing his run for the two thousand and twelve presidency it's been a big day for russian politics here and oscar along with the ruling party the united russia party two other major parties have their conventions they have to separate actions to the duma the lower house of the russian parliament the communist party was one of them that gathered to work out it's election strategy on election kind of it's one of the oldest parties in the country it consistently wins a large number of seats in the parliament but this leader also running for the presidency on a regular basis this year's election is not likely to be an exception as the latest

poll places the communists second only to united russia among other parties attempting to make it to the duma the just russia party the liberal democrats and they recognize democratic opposition party known as your book. to remind you of the breaking news this hour here on ars he was so earlier this afternoon that prime minister vladimir putin announced that he will run for the presidency of russia in the two thousand and twelve election he made the announcement when addressing the members of the ruling united russia party and definitely into all of students' presidency and in turn will lead the party in december parliamentary election in what can be counted as his first campaign speech of law to me put in pledge to boost russia's economy and tackle corruption to sleep with us for the latest developments here on r.t. the breaking news continues right. right so my colleague now is here with the latest on arguably the biggest major event in the world of russian politics that's coming your way in about three and a half minutes to stay with us thank you for watching.

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