Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Medvedev holds doubts about his candidacy for the 2012 presidential

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, has not revealed whether it will be him or the prime minister, Vladimir Putin, who competes for the head of state in elections in March 2012. However, Medvedev has boasted its own merits during the first major press conference held since he came to power in 2008. The place chosen for the event, held today, has been a business school, located on the outskirts of Moscow and near-empty lot where Skolkovo build, the future Silicon Valley of Russia and Medvedev's pet project.

Before hundreds of journalists who have been bussed from the Kremlin, the leader seemed to compete for the nomination for president, but not to the electorate, but to Putin himself, his partner in the ruling tandem. Medvedev has said it has not yet reached the time to announce who will be the candidate but has said that "there will be a long wait." Has also emphasized that their relationship Putin, his predecessor from 2000 to 2008, is solid and not a "simple tandem." "We know well, we feel, think alike," said.

"We have very close approaches on key development issues in the country, although this does not mean we agree on everything. We are very close in the strategy, but we could not work together and that we must start making decisions about what to do in the future, "he explained, after being questioned about a possible rivalry from both for the presidency." There is competition that helps and competition that leads to impasse, has ruled.

"Any policy decision should be calculated exactly, because these are not toys, cards and are not in our hands are the destinies of many," he said. Medvedev has said he joined Putin for "the common and legal education" and a "set of values" as the desire to "modernize the country," but has admitted that not always agree on the "tactical" and that "sometimes collide." Asked to expressed on the disagreements, has mentioned the pace of modernization, which he sees as "fast" and Putin, as "more relaxed and unhurried." compete for the presidency, Medvedev would rely on a party and says trust forces which support it in 2008 (United Russia (RU), the majority in the Duma, and Just Russia (RJ), among others).

The president has said not to give up its prerogative to dismiss the government and said that "late will eventually be necessary to rotate in all government ministries. "The new government must change substantially, regardless of who directs, has said referring to the" imperatives of the times.

" As its own merits, Medvedev has stressed his business traveler, as the leader who will have visited most Russian provinces. Also said to be the most widely concerned about the social conditions of the veterans of World War II, which are delivering homes. He has boasted of being the first to use electronic media and social networks have ceased most senior police than their predecessors.

Looking back three years in office, Medvedev stressed that Russia has continued its development during the financial crisis. "It seems very important, if you remember that emotions are held in many European countries," he said. In Russia, added, "we have the processes in the financial field that occur in Spain, Portugal and Greece." As negative factors mentioned for not having to diversify the economy, the dependence on hydrocarbons and the bad investment climate.

Leaving all options open for the future, Medvedev has said that every state must be prepared for the end of his political career. He has said referring to himself ("I do not doubt that sooner or later cease to be president") and also to Sergey Mironov, who has now lost his post as the third position in the hierarchy of the country to be removed as head of the Council Federation (Upper House or Senate) by the Parliament of St.

Petersburg, which he represented. Mironov had presided RJ, party created by the Kremlin to take away votes from the Communists, but that was devoted to compete with the UK (the party of Putin's followers). Alarmed, UK decided to end the threat posed RJ, something they were yesterday. Loyalties volatility has been reflected in the attitude of those party members Mironov, who voted against it.

The bipolar model advocated in the past by the Russian political elite today is the way to being replaced by a clumping of forces around the UK. Putin recently proposed to create a Popular Front, made up of UK and the constellation of forces that are related, from unions to women's associations.

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