Putin dissolves Russia's government.

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  1. "President Vladimir Putin dissolved Russia's government Wednesday and then quickly nominates Viktor Zubkov, a Russian Cabinet official who oversees the fight against money laundering, to be the new prime minister.

    Boris Gryzlov, the speaker of the State Duma, said Putin nominated Zubkov, who heads the Federal Financial Monitoring Service and who served under Putin when the two worked in the city administration of St. Petersburg in the early 1990s.

    Earlier Wednesday, in a major political shakeup, Putin dismissed Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and dissolved his cabinet, paving the way for Putin to name a new head of government.

    Most observers had expected that the new premier would be the leading contender to succeed Putin when he steps down after March elections.

    But Zubkov had not been even considered as a contender.

    A Kremlin source told FOX News that Zubkov was not Putin's choice to be the next president of Russia.

    The newspaper Vedomosti, citing unidentified Kremlin officials, reported that Sergei Ivanov, a first deputy prime minister and a leading contender to succeed Putin, could be appointed to replace Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov"
    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296505,00.html
     
  2. Claymore

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    Good thing Chimpy has looked in his eyes, otherwise I'd be concerned.
     
  3. Matt in the Hat

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    Who didn't see this one coming?
     
  4. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
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    And who didn't see this coming either? :rolleyes:
     
  5. HerthaBerwyn

    HerthaBerwyn Member+

    May 24, 2003
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    When I read Putin dissolved the government I pictured the vial of acid from Roger Rabbit.
     
  6. Wingtips1

    Wingtips1 Member+

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    does this mean they'll all look like the orange revolution leader in ukraine?

    as matt said: who didn't see this coming.
    who wants to put odds down that Putin doesn't stand down in March?
     
  7. Anthony

    Anthony Member+

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    The dissolution was expected, what was unexpected was that the new PM is an unknown even in Russia.

    Russia has presidential elections next year. Putin, though popular, is term limited out and so it is expected that whomever he endorses will win. It was also expected that he would implicited endorse a candidate by naming him PM.

    Except that Putin has thrown everyone for a loop by naming a PM who is a non-entity.

    So why did he do this? A few speculations:

    1. Putin wants to endorse a nonentity, figuring that he will be able to keep power after his term ends next year.

    OR MAYBE

    2. Putin does not know yet who he is going to endorse, so he figures he puts a nonentity in as PM, giving him more time to decide.

    OR MAYBE

    3. Putin just wants to shake things up a bit and not be forced into endorsing someone until later.

    I am guessing that Putin does not want to be forced into an early endorsement.
     
  8. Anthony

    Anthony Member+

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  9. Samarkand

    Samarkand Member+

    May 28, 2001
    It was all here - all you had to do was join the dots.......
     

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