Medvedev sworn in as Russia's premier
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May 9, 2012, Wednesday
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RUSSIA'S lower house of parliament confirmed former president Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister yesterday, completing a job swap with Vladimir Putin that has sparked protests.
The approval vote was comfortably won by Medvedev as Putin looked on.
The vote in the State Duma, the lower house, was held under tight security, with riot police guarding the building near Red Square and police trucks and buses parked nearby.
Police led away more than 20 people, including two opposition leaders, when they broke up a peaceful protest near the Kremlin hours before the vote, after detaining more than 700 on the previous two days to keep a lid on dissent.
Medvedev stood and nodded his gratitude to Duma deputies and then shook hands with Putin. The president smiled and applauded the outcome of the vote, one day after he was sworn in for a six-year term.
"I thank you for showing your trust in me," Medvedev told the assembly. "I am absolutely sure that if we work together we can achieve results."
Medvedev, 46, told the chamber before the vote that Russia must reduce red tape, crack down on corruption and protect property rights to improve the business environment and become more competitive against the top world economies.
"The attitude to business in this country must change drastically," he said before the approval vote.
The approval vote was comfortably won by Medvedev as Putin looked on.
The vote in the State Duma, the lower house, was held under tight security, with riot police guarding the building near Red Square and police trucks and buses parked nearby.
Police led away more than 20 people, including two opposition leaders, when they broke up a peaceful protest near the Kremlin hours before the vote, after detaining more than 700 on the previous two days to keep a lid on dissent.
Medvedev stood and nodded his gratitude to Duma deputies and then shook hands with Putin. The president smiled and applauded the outcome of the vote, one day after he was sworn in for a six-year term.
"I thank you for showing your trust in me," Medvedev told the assembly. "I am absolutely sure that if we work together we can achieve results."
Medvedev, 46, told the chamber before the vote that Russia must reduce red tape, crack down on corruption and protect property rights to improve the business environment and become more competitive against the top world economies.
"The attitude to business in this country must change drastically," he said before the approval vote.
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