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Putin's pick wins: Dmitry Medvedev wins the presidency with over 70% of the vote. Vladimir Putin, who handpicked Medvedev to succeed him, will become prime minister. Second was the Communists party's Gennady Zyuganov, with nearly 18%. Russia has 109 million eligible voters and the Election Commission says turnout was 69.5%. 俄羅斯總統大選結束,總統普京指定接班人第一副總理梅德韋杰夫取得壓倒勝利。
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives (2/29) a State of the Nation address ahead of presidential elections Sunday (3/02).
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Vladimir Putin, said he would support Dmitry Medvedev 第一副總理梅德韋杰夫, first deputy prime minister, as the presidential candidate for his United Russia party. That makes Mr Medvedev a near-certainty to take over. But he promptly disappointed those who hope he will be more liberal than his predecessor by inviting (2007/12/11) Mr Putin to become his prime minister if he is elected in March 2008, meaning that Mr Putin is likely to call the shots.

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