i'll see tonight the ruling tandem is set for rotation russia's prime minister vladimir putin will run for the presidency next year is candidacy was put forward by dmitri medvedev who in turn agreed to lead the ruling party and the country's government. hello this is r.t. live from moscow my name's kevin know it's no one am this early sunday morning and one story still dominating our coverage for you prime minister putin will run for president in the twenty twelve elections probably no incident was made of the ruling united russia parties annual convention president medvedev said that he'll

head the party in parliamentary elections and is ready to lead the government if they win it isn't this a now i heard the historic speech is the first time. united russia party russia and the world knew that somehow one way or another in the figure that is to russia this ability that may have some kind of life in the political world here in the country exactly how would i know what knew and more importantly no one really expected at least the people here that it would be done yesterday and that's partly because the session opened with the two leaders coming in to gather putin opening with his speech saying that we the two of us do know how this will all unfold and what's important is not who does what job and when but the people so 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 medvedev said this. yes. i

believe it would be right for the convention to support their candidacy overlooked in their promise and in the presidential election. these two pools means i don't have to explain what kind of experience in authority president was you know. issue here is go slow and i'd like to see despite rumors that there's been a split within the 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 would in fact run for president in twenty four was the announcement and the proposal from listeners who tend to carry on a 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 jimmy teammates they get to go on and be at the top of the list we've become knighted crossed the party into the december parliamentary elections he accepted. the apology but not to express my gratitude to you for supporting my candidacy to run for president it's a great honor to meet you. if you're going to see the numbers and with the parliamentary elections coming in december i'd like to ask russian citizens to support the united russia party we can. count on. you. maybe just i'm convinced to become prime minister continue to thoroughly modernize our society. of the united russia party which shares a great amount of popularity they still have a lot of work to do because their are their figures have done 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 most of the speeches and. 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 development and that's what today is really about although of course it's being hijacked by this this is big news this is story news that it was easier to consider who will run for president and then to meet you maybe if you will become his prime minister. earlier we spoke to political analyst across to host pete labelle who explains what lies ahead now vladimir putin and the united russia party. you know if the guessing game this was all done on purpose i think this was the intention all along or at least one variant of it i think it's because of the united russia is going to be facing elections and 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 it's ok save the world the russia needs to be a safe haven they need to have these two leaders and this political party is problematic as it is in my opinion we need to show stability and confidence was going to be more competition in the in the in the marketplace of ideas ok where united russia has been very complacent since the last election because they say we're the party of putin we're the party of medvedev and that's all nice and fine but we did it and and putin will do what they need is executives in the government ok in united russia just wants to hang on to their coattails all due to again but you know. voters don't reward complacency they don't reward people they don't know and i think this is an opportunity still another opportunity for them to actually start making a name for themselves you cannot have politics of people you have to have strong institutions ok and parties are part of that institutional process so it's always been the tandem it's always been about these two men here so if you're going to change places all it's all nice and fine because both of had the same vision for

this country could have political upheaval very quickly very hard very harsh sometimes i'm looking at the entire array of russian history but to actually get those roads built and get that infrastructure built and have health care for everyone i mean it's a pretty girl well you know you just have to go outside of the city when it's about two hundred kilometers and people are not happy and they don't have a political party like united russia has to say we're here to help you we can go to moscow we go to the parliament we can be your representative personally i don't see enough of that ok and i think it needs to be done it doesn't have to be a place where you just show your good pay your dues and show you're for the for the current political establishment and to get out there and roll up your sleeves and actually do something that's what united russia should do because i'll tell you like it or not the communists do that but they do it for the wrong reasons. he also hosted a live discussion on this very issue too in his latest cross-talk debate show today it's coming up next on this channel. well major news that in russia's

politics today probably somebody who putin will bid for presidency next year got the current leader to meet would better while addressing the annual conference of the country's ruling united russia party to be to be better said he will head the party in the parliamentary election in december and become prime minister to carry on is more than a zation program and more can now than we do is considered his first campaign speech but we know putin value to boost russia's economic growth and continue tackling corruption he stressed that russia should they become one of the world's five strongest economies plenty of comments a political commentator indeed a member of russia's council for foreign and defense policy told us this move may bring a more liberal edge now to the ruling party. firstly nice to me that it will bring liberal votes for the united russia party because he's of course associated with the liberal agenda and secondly those things which have been inserted into the russian political agenda such as political modernization and also economic modernization and innovation innovations these are things which are normally

associated with mr medvedev name so if he becomes a reformist prime minister and is super popular president putin that brings ours so a new political reality surprisingly and brings us to a reality where mr putin who is normally associated with a sort of strong sort of thing politics coups in fact and indeed inevitably carry our way to liberal economic agenda i've been saying that the problem with the rise of russia party is that it's not capable of reproducing itself ok it was all around mr putin himself with this change of generations of course this is not the sort of radical change which people might have expected of united russia he's 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 a ruling party which is capable of reproducing a new generation of leaders of this he's really something new for russian politics

who becoming president again may not be the worst option for the west as they already know it was a pioneer that's the opinion of fred ware from the christian science monitor. 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 this the message of the world is but it's not a bad message i don't think. despite some of the troubles of the putin we are you know between the west and east. and was seen as kind of saw with reliable predictable partner the advanced russian interests very assertively you. may not see what they like to see in the united states but it works for them it's they know him he's a known quantity complete me is predictable just do not use 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. and we'll build

relations with russia on that basis. at attracting money from abroad is crucial for developing russia's economy says adrian pabst he's a professor of politics at the university of kent in the u.k. and believes if putin becomes president he should make that a top priority. i think for the best it 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 god i think you are. going to present the need to strengthen those institutions and you need to government it can implement with president perhaps becoming prime minister that might be possible but it's not just changing process now you need to also change policy and you need to implement across the country. ministry capacities around russia. fortunately it's still

a reality most people are vibrant city but that's not the case for the region so really we need much greater the time a nation and implementation it's up to the ruling townland to make that happen clearly reaction ahead you've heard some of the experts already we also want to know what you think about this big story for russia today got a website you can have your say what you think about the switching roles in the ruling tandem good i mean for the country this is what you've been telling your so far there we go that comes out going up one percent from forty five last year almost half of us think the change will be affected because it's what people wanted but a third of uganda believing the move will anger voters and increase the opposition's chances and twenty eight percent of you say this change will be perceived by the fact leave also boost investment in the country because of the stability of the decisions made close to a vote r.t. dot com. it working together for over ten years indeed and today's announcement therefore means their partnership may be set to stay out in the country which over briggs's the background was frequently called the putin preventive. those who

would. be elected president of the country a person with a possible to work in time. for years later the bass in his past in what appeared to be an official albeit casual fashion thank you wolf hail from sample his birth both had the political held for ten years now the two have proved it a double headed eagle on the russian flag is not only an emblem in the two thousand presidential vote as a result some left office and putin was named his successor it was dmitry medvedev who managed his campaign but the world would first hear about five years later when he became first deputy prime minister the senior and influential business magazine in russia would name him the man of the year overseeing a national priority projects with better painted his vision for years to come and

move away from a resource economy modernize the country get rid of. all these would later be put together in his manifesto goal russia in december two thousand and seven cheering a similar united russia convention it was informally in the worst as a candidate for the country's top job and this time it was putin who delivered his successor it in a successful campaign and his support goulston it got its popularity tolbert seventy percent of the vote and in march two thousand and eight but it was elected president what he regarded as more liberal than his predecessor his term would be remembered for reforms in the judicial system and law enforcement investment in new technology and strengthening civil society he also approved major changes to the constitution by extending the presidential term so if not him or putin makes it to the crown in march twenty twelve he will serve six not four years.

signature goal russia transformed into putin both motos rocked the house down and wasn't simply a president passing the bus and the new candidates instead the two most powerful man in russia seem pleased nazi thus proving don't worry about us competing the upcoming bull as we start will reach an agreement between us long before that it's been a gradual but our team mascot. columnist of political analysts struck and says the support putin receives is justified but really very few people doubted that the prime minister. as the move influential and the most popular political figure he's a charismatic leader is the understand and he has built up his two presidential terms. of stability which was very important for actions and this is the

reason why he won the support not only of the for leave but a fruitful also. i think whether it will like a new order this is a reality i think that by making such a move they do or portend i'm as you say they send a political message to the russians as well to the best of the world that they're to. do it is not outdated it is not absolute this is a rabble construction which can work for years you see it is quite effective. and i spoke to under a quarter to know if he's vice president of n.g.o.s the rage of her invitation he told me hopes medvedev will find ways to continue his initiatives if he becomes prime minister. i would say that it's not just his ideas it's evident that to russia needs innovation. modernization we need to be energy economy

to knowledge based economy we need to pay much more attention to small business we need to reform and to more modernize our financial system so they're always argue we can't protect ourselves against the downturns of global markets and they're told that this is something that the new president and prime minister will love concentrate on so if you just joined us this is art international from moscow it's no one sixteen a moscow time the event dominating our news today prime minister vladimir putin has announced that he will run for president of russia in the twenty twelve election it was revealed in an address to the annual convention of the country's ruling united russia party president three tribute band of proposed putin for the top job self planning to head the party of the parliamentary election and continue his modernization program as prime minister during the conference but in a putin laid out his economic policy in that speech that cannot be considered in

his first campaign address pledged to boost russia's economy and tackle corruption . and speed reaction coming through as well for across the atlantic the white house has said that change in russia's leadership won't affect commitment to the reset in u.s. russian relations. as well as international affairs expert from washington explained why. i believe that russia will also see interested in following the process the arms control process in trying to leave us historically weapons the same way the united states he's interested in doing so for russia a sister to you could work with arsenal. in that sense i don't think there is going to be a major change however there is the issue of missile defense. policy or missile defense russia's opposition to it is something that has. continued unchanged since the days of mr putin us president i believe that the same arguments are used by

russia but they want assurances from nato that the missile defense system based in europe is not going to be used against russia but that those conditions those demands are going to be continued. john locke institute for democracy and cooperation in paris as polluted is becoming russia's president would have a great impact on european affairs. there are differences there have been big differences between a few different hooted one of the. things that people usually said i mean if it's pretty small group of some a pro western road brawl and so on whereas putin is more hardline that's not my view at all it's after all under a million doing the president's a good life but the russian children of war was fought in two thousand again today with a war which radically change the balance of power we're going to have a deal where as it was under vladimir putin has seen that nato is large to. include

former soviet republics like all six states and of course made its famous push into ukraine during your introduction of two thousand and four all those things happened under guten persuasion i would like to make one point and that is that the international situation russia will face as. 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 people in europe in other words among russia's own neighbors russia's own role in that new configuration can only be decisive. and the best thing a political analyst told r.t.

earlier that putin's popularity in the change here in russia around there his leadership predetermine today's decision. to have to understand that. has been extremely popular in russia since one thousand nine hundred ninety when he became prime minister of russian federation before his first presidency and russia has made a great way of those twelve years 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 is has been constantly rebuilding and. then on the magnetic field and you know we did have such a very ambitious goals during his presidency of the modern ization of russia are moving ahead based on other resources russia has it's very important the treasury's and exporting clamshell contradict producers and to the global production so in

this case russia has a very bright future but if you miss you can always get a full picture of course in a website or t.v. or concept but if you're twenty seven and also you can keep abreast of what's happening from us on our facebook page you can join the discussions or make stories there when you find updates in all the major news on our twitter feed r.t. under school com don't forget even to check out more than five hundred million viewers already have a huge huge out. today violence is once again flared up. these are the images. from the streets of canada. trying to corporations. that are russia's foreign affairs committee constantly also believe today's

decision will bring positive changes for the country's foreign policy. they believe there predictability and transparency in what we are doing here inside of united russia party inside of the government the ruling historic this is to be welcomed by anybody else in the world and they believe that the decision of the cheese to continue. to support what you want in six. months. thank you thank you thank. you thank you. thank you russia to have this strong communication it will feel free to continue to allow your together busy charge it will go no you and. your other capacities got stuck together if this strong communication is good for russia it's good for the

russian foreign policy and i believe if you could. i mean we've got to put forth some progressive economic ideas during his time in office and michael big and foreign affairs specialist in the times newspaper in london vetted can continue promoting these as prime minister. i think. obviously if he. continues the prime minister will preside over very similar policies to what we've been seeing for the past few weeks the objective factors are in russia's pay if it had large. resources what is simply needed though is a economic report a shake up of the system let's take capitalism. and overwhelmingly a real sharp attack on corrections. but very little action personally and challenge for the government yes. there are three things for this one is the. need a little bit more foreign investment in equities or that russia has plenty to. be you know the picture of a private interest i mean the problem is you need

a much more competitive edge to some of these. too many monopolies and too many. but held in place i'm afraid by corrupt oligarchy. was the global economy struggles to break free of its downward spiral the head of russia's d.t.b. bank says the announcement will encourage foreign investment. oh if it's good news for the international muslim community particularly now in a very very trying. very wasn't investors now can see the stability of the political force is the really difficult moment for us. as to what's in particular the why and the need for speed economic growth you mentioned the rate of the role for the whole six seven percent of g.d.p. one of the main targets for. the role of economy for the next two years is also some quite the numbers keep walking because now we can use you like one of the zeeshan like improvement on the structure and many other very important things so

we sure are going to look forward you to the program with all the parts you. do because even through all the economic force one you get it will be a prime minister is also i think quite exciting decisions all these congress and it's been a big then russian politics all round along with the ruling party united russia two of the major parties held their conventions to end of december elections of the duma of the lower house the russian parliament and communist party was one of them as it gathered to work out their election strategy and select their election candidates one of the oldest parties in the country consistently wins a large number of seats in the parliament with its leader also wanting for the presidency on a regular basis and this year's election is not likely to be an exception to that as the latest poll places the communists second only to united russia among other party's attempt to make it to the duma just russia the liberal democrats and the recognized democratic opposition party the a blocker. to remind you of russia's main political news here on r.t.

promise of living with putin's declared his candidacy for the presidency of russia in the twenty twelve election you know this moment came on saturday afternoon during the annual conference of the country's ruling united russia party in moscow president going to rebel and fully endorse putin's presidency period and in turn will lead the party december's parliamentary elections he's also willing to become prime minister should united russia with you and what can be counted this is a campaign speech that even a putrid pledge to boost russia's economy and tackle corruption one twenty six am here in moscow more in-depth discussion about the announcement that putin will run for the presidency next year in our spotlight interview show coming up in just a few minutes.

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