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| Putin eyes prime minister's job | Putin eyes prime minister's job |
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the possibility of becoming a future prime minister by agreeing to enter the December parliamentary polls. | Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the possibility of becoming a future prime minister by agreeing to enter the December parliamentary polls. |
| Mr Putin, who must leave office as president next year, said suggestions he might seek to become Russian prime minister were "entirely realistic". | Mr Putin, who must leave office as president next year, said suggestions he might seek to become Russian prime minister were "entirely realistic". |
| He told a congress of United Russia that he would head the party's list though not actually become a member. | He told a congress of United Russia that he would head the party's list though not actually become a member. |
| By being on the list he is guaranteed a seat in the next parliament. | By being on the list he is guaranteed a seat in the next parliament. |
| Mr Putin is barred from running for a third consecutive term as president by the constitution but could return at a later date. | Mr Putin is barred from running for a third consecutive term as president by the constitution but could return at a later date. |
| Correspondents say this is the clearest indication yet that Mr Putin is determined to stay at the centre of power in Russia. | |
| His announcement came as a surprise to political observers in Moscow, following speculation about what he would do after his last presidential term ends. | |
| Pro-Kremlin political analyst Gleb Pavlovsky described the announcement as a radical change. | |
| "We can forget our favourite cliche that the president is tsar in Russia," Mr Pavlovsky told AFP news agency. | |
| "It's the most politically logical solution to the problem of what Putin does when he leaves office," the pundit added. |