Story from The Moscow Times
President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he would accept the post of primeminister if Dimitry Medvedev becomes president, and he promised not to divert any presidential authority to the primeminister's office.
Putin, 55, said he would not change the balance of power between the president and prime minister. Under the Constitution, the powers are strongly tilted to favor the president.
Medvedev, 42, sat stone-faced in the first row as Putin spoke about him. The two had entered the hall together, walking side by side past some 3,000 party officials and journalists. Medvedev, who took the floor after Putin, pledged to continue Putin's policies, saying they would advance Russia on the international stage.
It will be interesting to see if Putin actually keeps his promise. In this quote he has said that he won't adjust powers, but there has been talk in the past that he will adjust powers in his favor to continue his reign over The Russian Federation. As Prime Minister, Putin will remain in political office, but he will give up much power to the President if the constitution remains unchanged.
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A little proof reading is needed to clean it up a bit.
The link to the story should come before your comments.
It appears the last paragraph (not totally sure to the reader) is your comments, but it is indented as if it was part of the story.
But with the necessary editing, it will be a 10 point post.
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