POLI 11 Chapter 12: Comparative Politics Today Notes Chapter 12.doc
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Dmitirii anatol"evich medvedev: he took oath in office as president of the russian. This signaled that the leadership was united around the choice of the new president. Even though a president can only serve two terms, this move didn"t violate the constitution: the new tandem leadership arrangement created some uncertainty in elite circles about who was really in charge. He was seen as continuing putin"s policies, and putin in the. 2012 election defeated medvedev due to their growing competition while he was pm: the peculiarity of the situation arises from the gap between the formal constitutional rules and the informal understandings that guide the exercise of power. Russia"s constitution provides both for a directly elected president, who is head of state, and a prime minister, who heads the government. The pm is chosen by the president, but still must get full confidence of parliament. Russia hasn"t had successful experience with the sharing of power between two leaders.
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