Fight for control as Medvedev steps up

Features report on the inauguration of Dmitry Medvedev as the new President of Russia on the 7 May 2008, and the confirmation that the outgoing President, Vladimir Putin, will become the new Prime Minister of Russia and chairman of the dominant political party in Russia, United Russia.

Russia Today, 6.5.08: Last hours of Putin’s Russia http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/24402

Russia Today, 7.5.08: Russia welcomes new President http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/24434

Deutsche Welle, 7.5.08: Dossier: Russia Gets a New President http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3314850,00.html

BBC News, 7.5.08: Medvedev becomes Russia's leader http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7386940.stm

Russia: President of Russia: Speech at Inauguration Ceremony as President of Russia, 7 May 2008 http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2008/05/07/1521_type82912type127286_200295.shtml

Website: President of Russia http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/

Russia Today, 7.5.08: I’ve kept my promise: Putin http://rt.com/news/

Russia Today, 7.5.08: Putin nominated for PM http://rt.com/news/

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