Medvedev considers 2012 run
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April 25, 2010, Sunday
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RUSSIAN President Dmitry Medvedev says he may run for a second term in office when elections are held in 2012.
"If this is necessary for my country and for the preservation of the course that has been formed in the last few years ... I do not rule out absolutely anything for myself, including participation in this election," Medvedev told Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten in an interview.
A transcript was published on the Kremlin Website yesterday before Medvedev's visit to Norway.
Medvedev reaches the midpoint of his four-year term next month and speculation is building in Moscow about whether he will stand again or leave the field clear for his mentor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, to return to the Kremlin.
Most Russians believe Putin remains the ultimate decision maker and wishes to keep the levers of power well beyond 2012, though he may choose to do so from a different post than the presidential one.
Medvedev, a long-time close ally of Putin, has drawn fire from opponents for promising bold reforms but failing to deliver. Some critics say he has no intention of making serious changes and is merely window-dressing.
Proponents say he understands the changes Russia needs and has a sincere desire to push through reform but is moving slowly and cautiously to avoid clashes with powerful hardliners.
"If this is necessary for my country and for the preservation of the course that has been formed in the last few years ... I do not rule out absolutely anything for myself, including participation in this election," Medvedev told Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten in an interview.
A transcript was published on the Kremlin Website yesterday before Medvedev's visit to Norway.
Medvedev reaches the midpoint of his four-year term next month and speculation is building in Moscow about whether he will stand again or leave the field clear for his mentor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, to return to the Kremlin.
Most Russians believe Putin remains the ultimate decision maker and wishes to keep the levers of power well beyond 2012, though he may choose to do so from a different post than the presidential one.
Medvedev, a long-time close ally of Putin, has drawn fire from opponents for promising bold reforms but failing to deliver. Some critics say he has no intention of making serious changes and is merely window-dressing.
Proponents say he understands the changes Russia needs and has a sincere desire to push through reform but is moving slowly and cautiously to avoid clashes with powerful hardliners.
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