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is there a limit of terms one can be elected president of russia? Solidusspriggan 07:07, 5 December 2005 (UTC) Look here http://kremlin.ru/eng/articles/ConstMain.shtml Dudtz 12/9/05 4:48 PM EST[reply]

Article 81, clause 3: "One and the same person cannot hold the office of the President of the Russian Federation for more than two terms running." Correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like a limit on consecutive terms only. Shiye

The Duma was willing to give Putin a third term by ammending the constitution, but Putin said no. So this does say that it is consecutive terms only. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 01:25, 17 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Does this mean that you can serve in blocks of two terms? Or after the initial two, can you only serve one in between other presidents? I'm guessing the former, but correct me if I'm wrong. -Grahamdubya (talk) 17:55, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is the correct full title 'President of the Russian Federation', or is it simply 'President of Russia'? If it is the former then this should be included in the article.--Abc30 19:42, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's the former. I like to move the article to the full title, but everyone likes to move everything from the Russian Federation to Russia. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 19:45, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nice edit, and I did the move. Let's see if this sticks. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 21:08, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Is there still a vice-president? Putin was prime minister when he succeeded Yeltsin. Who takes over if Putin resigns or dies? Richard75 21:04, 2 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to Article 92 of the Constitution, the Prime Minister takes over until elections are held. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 02:20, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article says:

"According to the Constitution of Russia accepted in 1993, the president is elected every four years by a direct vote of the Russian population."

Chapter 4, Article 81.4 of the constitution says:

"The rules for electing the President of the Russian Federation shall determined by the federal law." [1]

What that federal law is, I don't know, and Google's not giving anything reliable.

Jdkkp (talk) 08:07, 25 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Check Chapter 4, Article 81.1. That is where we got that lead statement from. Gruntbrat (talk) 08:14, 25 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see where that's coming from. Just seems a little broad. Of course that's hardly relevent because that's exactly how it works. Jdkkp (talk) 23:55, 25 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Our main goal with the lead section is to summarize everything. I suggest that after the requirements section, a section on how a President gets elected can be created and expanded to a greater detail. How does that sound? Gruntbrat (talk) 05:26, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. What I'm particularly interested in is what happens in between the voter handing off his ballot and the next president's inaguration. That should get some mention here but I suppose, as election laws aren't really directly relevant to the position of President, that sort of belongs in its own article. There is an "Elections in Russia" article but right now it's little more than a summary of past results. Jdkkp (talk) 19:19, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article should be moved to President of the Russian Federation. Afterall, we has President of the United States, not President of America. GoodDay (talk) 02:18, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is not the same case. "Russia" and "Russian Federation" are equal names of the country, according to constitution. Would you move President of Germany to President of Federal Republic of Germany? Don't move.Garret Beaumain (talk) 09:17, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It already was moved there by me once, here was the result: (cur) (last) 15:02, 11 March 2007 Superzohar (Talk | contribs | block) m (moved President of the Russian Federation to President of Russia over redirect) (undo) . User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 02:21, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Who ever moved it to President of Russia must have done so with the 'common usage' argument backing it. Also, I've opened discussions concerning the title at Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin, take a peek. GoodDay (talk) 02:28, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When I moved it to President of the RF, I did because it was the official title given in the Russian Constitution. However, I don't know what are some of the naming policies are that govern this stuff. Either way, I am not bothered much by the title change and discussion of it. User:Zscout370 ^{(Return Fire)} 02:46, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

More out of curiosity than anything, is May 7 an official date? Is it like how the United States used to be, where March 4 was the de facto Inauguration Day? Or is it more like it is now, where the 20th Amendment specifies January 3 for Congress and January 20 for Presidents? -Grahamdubya (talk) 17:58, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Law says - new president is inaugurated on the day of predecessor term end (its inauguration + 4 years), if there wasn't pre-term election. So, until some president will haven't died, retired or been retired or law will haven't change - the day will have not changed. Alex Spade (talk) 18:26, 8 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

President in Russian is "Gosudar" (государь) so please correct and also please move to Gosudar of Russia--Certh (talk) 14:42, 20 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]