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Russia's Medvedev nominates Putin as PM

MOSCOW
Wed May 7, 2008 11:51am EDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday formally nominated Vladimir Putin as his prime minister, the Kremlin said.

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Parliament, controlled by Putin's party, must confirm the appointment and is expected to hold a vote on Thursday. Medvedev was sworn in as president earlier on Wednesday, succeeding his mentor Putin.

"Yes, of course, he has submitted (the nomination)," a Kremlin spokeswoman said.

Medvedev, a 42-year-old former lawyer, said last year he would ask Putin to serve as his prime minister. A Putin premiership sets up an unusual arrangement under which the two men will effectively be sharing power.

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Denis Dyomkin, editing by Christian Lowe)
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