Medvedev steps down as Russian President in 2012

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday announced he will resign from the presidential election in 2012 and supported Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to return to the Kremlin for a new position that may last until 2024.
Putin, ending speculation over several months of uncertainty about who will contest, finally agreed with Medvedev to compete in presidential elections in the annual congress of the ruling party which raised concerns of liberal groups.
United Russia party congress was held in a conference center near the Kremlin. - Medvedev steps down as Russian President in 2012
In the congress seems a consolation prize for the person who steps down in the history of presidential term of office only has one post-Soviet Russia, Putin said Medvedev should be prime minister in 2012 and led the party in the upcoming legislative election.
"I think it's the right thing for Congress to support the candidate the party chairman, Valadimir to hold the presidency of the country," Medvedev said dslama dissambut annual congress of the thousands of delegates won. - Medvedev steps down as Russian President in 2012

Medvedev steps down as Russian President in 2012

Russian president, who pioneered the effort memordernisasi Russia since Putin took power from the year 2008 but has always remained under its shadow, said he is ready to lead the Russian government brought the president Putin.
Putin, who governed Russia for 10 years, said he would after the election of Medvedev "will be able to realize a new government team, effectively, a young, vibrant and led the government of the Russian Federation.
Presidential election scheduled for March next year, candidates from a strong United Russia party is almost certain to win and rule the Kremlin. - Medvedev steps down as Russian President in 2012
Under the constitutional changes are pushed Medvedev and has long been suspected of aiming to further strengthen Putin, the new president will have a mandate of six years instead of four years as before.
This means that if Putin wins second term he will rule until 2024 when he was 72 years.