so it's been a big day for russian politics along with the ruling party united russia to other major parties how their conventions ahead of december's elections to the lower house of parliament the communist party was one of them as a catholic to work out its campaign strategy and senate candidates to run by the oldest parties in the country where there's a large number of seats in parliament with its leader going out is a gun of also a presidential candidate in past elections latest opinion polls plays the commune in fact not only it's a united russia there are other part of that tending to make it to the dealer they just russia the liberal democrats and recognize democratic opposition party yabloko . and to remind you of russia's main political news today prime minister vladimir putin declared his candidacy for president of russia in the twenty two hour election could ousmane kane that saturday during the annual conference of the country's ruling united russia party president dmitry medvedev fully endorsed putin's presidency and in turn will lead the party in december's parliamentar

well it's a pretty big girl room for russian politics along with the ruling party united russia two of the major parties also held their conventions ahead of december's election for the duma that's the lower house of the russian parliament and communist party was one of them as it gathered to work out their election strategy and select their election candidate one of the oldest parties in the country consistently wins a large number of seats in the parliament with its leader also running for the presidency on a regular basis this is elections not likely to be an exception either as the latest poll places the common is second only to united russia among other parties attempting to make it to the duma the shearer just russia the liberal democrats and they recognize democratic opposition party looker. if he's joined us it's now a ten twenty five pm moscow time our main story tonight prime minister vladimir putin to clear his car dizzee for the president of russia in the twenty twelve election but announcement came earlier this afternoon during an annual conference of the country's ruling

parliamentary elections coming in december i would like to ask russian citizens to support the united russia party with. not really sure you. know you but i will just become convinced to become prime minister who continue to thoroughly modernize our society. to the united russia party which shares a great amount of popularity they still have a lot of work to do because their 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 won it was about what this party needs to do to take russia into the next ten years because the country has to be now they need to see development past what i today is really about although of course it's been hijacked by this is big news this is a story that was here puts it will run for president and then dmitri medvedev will become his prime minister. earlier we spoke to political analyst cross-talk host people of well explain what lies ahead now have led him uprooted an

so it's been a big day for russian politics and along with the ruling party united russia two other major parties held their conventions ahead of december's elections to the lower house of parliament the communist party was one of them as a gather to work out his campaign strategy and select candidates to run one of the oldest parties in the country where there's a large number of seats in parliament with its leading you know these are ghana also presidential candidate in past elections and the latest opinion polls place the communist second only to united russia along on the heart of attempting to make it to the demons are just fashion of the liberal democrats and to recognize a democratic opposition party yabloko. to remind you of russia's main political news today prime minister vladimir putin declared his candidacy for the president of russia in the trying to twelve election announcement came this sunday as a jury and then the excuse me annual conference of the country's ruling united russia party present each image that it fully indorsed putin's presidency and in turn will leave the

putin for another term as the president of russia certainly a big politics apart from the ruling party united russia we had a issues where our two other parties were involved and our members were involved as well i'm here or not see you all that major parties held their conventions ahead of december's elections to duma the lower house of the russian parliament both communist and just russia party gathered to work out their election programs on select their election candidates the communist party of the russian federation is one of the oldest in the country and the latest poll places its second so united russia in upcoming elections just russia along with liberal democrats are expected to take a handful of seats in the duma and other recognized democratic opposition party well blocking has already submitted its list of candidates for the elections. to stay with us here in r t the breaking news is that prime minister vladimir putin will run for the presidency of two thousand and twelve a recap of our breaking news is coming your way shortly.

well it's not a big day for russian politics then along with the ruling party united russia two other major parties held their conventions to head of december's elections to do most of the lower house of the russian parliament the 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 with large number of seats in the parliament with the leader also going to the presidency on a regular basis and this year's election is not likely to be an exceptionally make this whole race is the commonest of the second united russia among other parties attempting to make it with just russia the liberal democrats and they recognize them a critical position party. there russia's foreign affairs committee constantine costa chaffed all do see believes today's decision will bring positive changes for the country's foreign policy. i believe there predictability and transparency in what we are doing here inside of united russia party inside of the government the ruling to story this is to b

a russian politics apart from the ruling party united russia two other major parties held their conventions ahead of percentage elections to the lower house of the russian parliament but both the communist and just russia party gathered to work out their election programs and. so like their election candidates the communist party of the russian federation is one of the oldest in the country and the latest poll places that second to united russia in a coming elections just russia along with liberal democrats are both expected to take a handful of seats in the duma another recognized democratic opposition party your block o. has already submitted its list of candidates for the elections. all right we're going to stay with us here on our side of this breaking news i'm rory sushi i will be back shortly with a recap of the story. the official tea allocation. from the. life on the. video on demand. mind old girls. for you in the palm of your. cong. from. home. from. twenty years ago this country has some of the sensory systems.

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 annou

well it's been a big day for russian politics today apart from the ruling party united russia other major parties held their conventions ahead of december's elections to the duma the lower house of the russian parliament where the communist and just russia party gather to work out their election programs and election kind of it's the communist party of the russian federation is one of the oldest in the country and the latest poll places it second united russia in upcoming elections just russia along with liberal democrats are expected to take a handful of seats in the prima and other recognize the democratic opposition party yabloko has already submitted its list of candidates for the elections. just to remind you of our breaking news this hour here on r.t. it is just a short while ago now here in the very center of moscow that prime minister vladimir putin announced that he will run for the presidency the president of russia for two thousand and twelve he made the announcement when addressing the members of the ruling united russia party if you had to fully endorse putin's presidency and

talk to bait show peter lever who explained what lies ahead for the legend of 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 is about facing the world russia needs to be a safe haven they need to be in these two leaders and this political party is problematic as it is in my opinion we need to show stability and continuity who don't want 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 with a party of medvedev and that's all nice and fine but madrid and and putin will do what they need is executives in the government ok i

so it's been a big day for russian politics along with the ruling party united russia two are the major parties held their conventions ahead of december's elections to the lower house of parliament the communist party was one of them didn't count it didn't work out its campaign strategy and so that's candidates to run one of the oldest parties in the country where there's a large number of seats in parliament with its leader united states again and also a presidential candidate in past elections latest polls place the community second only to united russia and to my other party is attempting to make it to they are just russia the liberal democrats and a recognized democratic opposition party yabloko. and to remind you of russia's main political news today from minister vladimir putin declared his kind of disable the president of russia in the twenty twelve election that houseman's came this time today during the annual conference of the country's ruling united russia party president of interim it better food and dos to patients presidency and in turn will leave the party in december's p

it's been a big day for russian politics along with the ruling a russian party united russia two other major parties held their conventions ahead of december's elections to the duma the lower house of the russian parliament the communist party was one of them together to work out its election strategy and select their election candidates and one of the oldest parties in the country and consistently wins a large number of seats in a partner with its leader also running for the presidency on a regular basis by this year's election is not likely to be any exception as the latest poll places the communists second only to united russia among other parties attempting to make it to the duma just russia party the liberal democrats sunday recognize the democratic opposition party look. well as the global economy struggles to break free of its downward spiral ahead of russia's d.t.p. bank says that today's announcement willing courage foreign investment of course that announcement being that of prime minister vladimir putin running for the presidency of two thousand and twelve. this is good news

so children pretty lodging here given the proposal to have the electoral lists of the party united russia i'm to do some party work on condition of good performance in the parliamentary elections and my readiness for practical work and government i believe it would be right for the congress to support the candidacy of law to me and to not go for a new presidential election the announcement and speculation about the trajectory of russia's election cycle and reassures russia starters around the world concerned with political risk. i'd like to express my gratitude to you for supporting my candidacy to run for president it's a great honor to whom they choose once and has already served two terms as president. before midnight if took over the job in two thousand and eight addressing saturday's convention putin in terms of just getting to take over the role as the next prime minister if the party performs well in parliamentary elections in december. and with the parliamentary elections coming i like to ask russian citizens to support the united russia party with. recent constitutional amendment

it has been a big day for russian politics along with the ruling party united russia two other major parties also had their conventions ahead of december's elections to the duma the lower house of the russian parliament the communist party was one of them that got a tour of working on its election strategy and select the election candidates one of the oldest parties in the country it consistently wins a large number of seats in parliament but its leader also running for the presidency on a regular basis this year's election is not likely to be an exception the latest poll places the communists second only to the united russia among other parties attempting to make it to the duma just russia and the liberal democrats and they recognize the democratic opposition party. and i just remind you of our breaking news this hour here on our teachers a short while ago russian prime minister vladimir putin announced that he will run for president of russia in the two thousand and twelve election he made the announcement when addressing the members. the ruling united russia party has fully endorse

true list of the party united russia and to do some party work on condition of good performance in the parliamentary elections and my readiness for practical work and government i believe it would be right for the congress to support the candidacy of latham you're paid to not a new president. so obviously our president made about not official has accepted this proposal to lead russia's ruling party united russia and prime minister vladimir putin when he went up to speak after that huge announcement i think it's fair to say talks about how to defend a tradition i should say has really been formed here in russia in its modern politics that the incumbent president kennedy had thought. as was the. tradition has been formed in recent years in our country it says that the incumbent president has the alex or a list of the party united russia i believe we should not break this tradition and i propose that presidents be treated today of should have the least of a policy in the upcoming elections. it should be said that a lot of experts were divided on whether or not today would be the day our p

and put it in here given the proposal to the only true list of the party united russia and to do some party work under one condition of good performance in the parliamentary elections and my readiness for practical work in government i believe it would be right for the congress to support the can do see. the new presidential election. as and for now become a seventy so we've also got more comments from the current russian prime minister soon to be one with think the new russian president two thousand and twelve here's some more comments from the prime minister vladimir putin. you know. i'm sure that united russia will win the parliamentary elections can rely on widespread national support. it 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. coming from both the president of your different prime minister putin as you as you are saying and these are breaking news here today on r.t. now know that the endorsement from the russian president or pr

so if you don't put it a lodging you're given the proposal to have the electoral lists of the party united russia and to do some party work on condition of good performance in the parliamentary elections and my readiness for practical work and government i believe it would be right for the congress to support the candidacy of flaunting your consume not in the presidential election the announcement and speculation about the trajectory of russians election cycle and reassures russians partners around the world concerned with political risk for the pleasure i'd like to express my gratitude to you for supporting my candidacy to run for president it's a great honor of good will may choose clinton has already served two terms as president. formative took over the job in two thousand and eight address in saturday's convention putin in terms of just get of take over the role as the next prime minister if the party performs well in parliament or elections in december if you but you didn't but it's. coming in i'd like to ask russian citizens to support you know it's a question party we can meet you.

want to change because we need to review first of all i demur proposal to leave russia's ruling party the united russia party and then saying that he believes it would be the right thank you for one hundred twenty one for the presidential election and try to stop some very interesting developments here at this convention of the united russia party ten thousand participants are always going to visit when the announcement was made a real war here obviously the party wants this to unfold that way and again a very different time taking place as this goes on we're listening to your president's visit as you can probably see behind me continue his speech where it's going into how he thinks the country can move forward the theme here is is twenty twelve what will russia twenty twenty i should say what will russia looked like. in some ten years how will the country develop and how thanks for you thank you all. for our help and so that's the things that we're hearing again thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you very cool thank you thank you i th

comes to the political aspects of this how do you think this announcement actually helped the united russia party. ok well this is the way it works ok and i've been writing about this for almost two three years they would announce compelling understanding of united russia in the polls the polls don't look too good right now still the majority are not going to get the supermajority if they want to the polls today but they have now now what are they they were going to wait and see after the parliamentary elections if they did well if they thought they would do well they would wait for the announcement well doesn't look like they're going to do so well so what are they doing they're looking to mr putin and they want to hang on to his coattails ok this is very important to them so this is the this is the way to get a kick off the parliamentary alexei you think apartment elections won't actually go as smoothly as it has in my oldest opinion polls whatever you talk to in these united russia is this is sagging in the in the polls ok and they would not keep a secret majority that they have right now and

continued his modernization an agenda as prime minister he successfully leaves the united russia party to victory in parliamentary elections in december. a palestinian bid for statehood is launched with the united nations welcomed with standing ovations of the general assembly in new york but violent clashes with israeli forces at the border in the west bank. and finish priest is speaking out against a trenchant terrorist website finds himself to fault and disgraced with his blind ignored by the mainstream media. and agreed.

it will run for the presidency for two thousand and twelve speaking at united russia party convention that was just about twenty four hours ago the current president made the announcement. parliamentary elections he also said he is ready to lead the government. witness the historic speeches first. the wait is over. i believe it would be right for the convention to support a candidate see live in a putin a new presidential election i. know. this applause means i don't have to explain what kind of experience under thirty and as. you show us got off i'm going to say something else as there's been a split within our tandem i can see this is a well thought through decision tree putin is running for president was. i like 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 have seen the numbers and with the parliamentary elections coming in december i'd like to ask all russian citizens to support the united russia party with the need to know better now that the year. you. may be just i'm convinced to become prime

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 a very unusual day today that of the russian president if you had endorsing his counterpart the prime minister vladimir putin to be president for two thousand and twelve the breaking news continues here on out he comes to. the. region you believe just science and technology from around the world. we've got the future of coverage. on the money with the business of russia this. morning's today in harlem says once again flared up. these are the images global.

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platform of taking russia through the next decade promising more growth and stability with their party united russia in december parliamentary elections and next year's presidential run both putin and medvedev have their work cut out united russia party lardy has been falling in recent years by making such a move. as you say they sent a political message to the russians as well to the best of the world that. it is not our beat it is not absolute this is a rabble construction which can work for years you see it is quite effective and so was the announcement and even the delegates there were really taken aback when you know. of course everybody expected it but it must count as one of the best kept secrets really in recent political history the west has all. readies started emphasizing how much the move lacks surprise i'm sure that some of the opposition political commentators who mentions a year for today is of course the risk of political stagnation and also all these country members very well the era of the seventy's in the eighty's especially when the communist party leadership didn't really

it is that the world is again i see you indeed i am at the top of the united russia list the party asked me to do this and it's a serious choice for me first of all it was united russia the nominated me the presidency second i've been working together with united russia all these years with a party supporting the president's initiatives and therefore united russia is definitely closer to me of the political forces it's a great responsibility for me as president of united russia made this decision which i surely expect the party to win and i expect our people to make their choice of the elections at the same time let me remind you that i am still president bush i have a lot of responsibilities both domestically and internationally first naturally are not going to take a vacation and i will not occupy myself with any special campaign activities people should evaluate the president and the government based on their work if they see that things are going well they will vote correspondingly if they see that the leadership is doing something wrong they will vote against it this is what democra

were nominated for the presidency first him then me under the current model of power by the united russia party the dimia putin was number one on the united russia slate and yours truly is this time. so we really represent the same political force we belong to the same political force and our views are very close of course we may be different on a personal level each of us has his own habit but our views are very close on most strategic issues in fact on all the strategic issues of how our country should develop and on other issues as well so sharing the same views should we compete against each other should we are given fight. i've read a few pieces by political analysts that basically say why don't they go into the political arena and vowed to fight each other to the end why don't they have an open rivalry but that's not the way it happens anywhere in the world people who represent the same political force always decide between themselves who will run for this or that office which in some countries they use primaries for this purpose we don't have much experience with primaries in russia alth

in office now to make sure that if the president of also revealed to leave the country's ruling party united russia can descend this presidential elections and become the new prime minister should win enough votes and seat. and a more northstar today's announcement mean for russia in the nation's additional into show spotlight that's up next. sure is that so much i was about to say that i think if you haven't really played with precious me political game has come to an end president dmitri medvedev announced the piece of work by me who can scan in history to succeed him in next year's president. hello again a welcome to spark plug into the show on our t.v. i'll do we are going to do we're talking about the presidential race the decades biggest political mystery has confined so bloody phone to his presidential bid being nominated by the ruling. countries and many believe that. inside the time them as the nomination is backed by the current president. agreed to become prime minister if putin and russia russia party are telling that mean russia's top political elite is unlikely to change the ne

at united russia party conference there were no hints whether it would be prime minister vladimir putin or the incumbent, dmitry medvedev. protesters say that the process is fixed and the outcome already determined. >> protesters presented the governing uniting russia party with a wreath as it opened its session of congress. the opposition says free elections are a thing of the past and russia, having been destroyed by prime minister putin and his party. >> those in power are completely ignoring the constitution. the parliamentary elections in december and the presidential vote in march will be a farce. that is why they're making such a secret of who will be the candidate. >> these demonstrators were detained before they got anywhere near the party congress building. the parliamentarians will decide on saturday whether to do and will top their list of candidates as heat -- putin will top the list of candidates. if that is the case, he assured to win. >> in just a few hours, decommissioned nasa satellite is threatening to crash into the earth's atmosphere. it is not clear how much of it

minister vladimir putin will run for the presidency in twenty twelve speaking of the ruling united russia party convention current president dmitri medvedev made the announcement while agreeing to head the party in parliamentary elections he also said he's ready to lead the government if they win he's innocent i witness the historic speeches first time. the wait is over. i believe it would be right for the convention to support the candidacy of life in europe it soon and the presidential election i. know that. this applause means i don't have to explain what kind of experience under thirty it's in the hands. of issuing a scuffle i'm going to say something else as spiteful emerged that there's been a split within our town and i can see that this is a well thought through what decision. putin is running for president was. the pleasure i'd like to express my gratitude to you for supporting my candidacy to run for president it's a great honor of the ages. that you are but if that gets to the numbers and with the parliamentary elections coming in december i'd like to ask all russian citizens to supp

united states . if it is the case that. the election. from the republican party takes a really how do we expect our relations materially now that they can't believe that's really been the great extent it's really and it's not the brush can afford. oh reality dot com or ask you know i want you think will happen if present a very different prime minister putin doing their switching jobs this is what you're telling me so far seems obvious the half of you still believe the reshuffle tandem will be a success has gone by one percent since last because you think it will give people what they want twenty six percent again right about the same as last time a third of you. think the us what would anger voters and strengthen the opposition of support of your calls and another quarter of you twenty five percent feel attract foreign investment of russia but not change much otherwise but so what you think still plenty of time to do it. history was made this week at the un as president mahmoud abbas to live with the palestinian bid for statehood and received a standing ovation