Medvedev–Putin tandemocracy

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The Medvedev–Putin tandemocracy (Russian: Тандем Медведев—Путин) was the joint leadership of Russia between 2008 and 2012 when Vladimir Putin, who was constitutionally barred from serving a third consecutive term as president of Russia, assumed the role of prime minister under President Dmitry Medvedev. While the office of prime minister is nominally the subservient position, opinions differ as to what extent Putin was the de facto leader during this period, with most believing either that Putin remained paramount or that he and Medvedev had similar levels of power. Putin was re-elected president in the 2012 election and Medvedev became his prime minister. The 2020 amendments allowed Putin's bid for a third consecutive term in the 2024 election. Medvedev resigned as prime minister in 2020. The term "tandemocracy" is a political neologism, a portmanteau of "tandem" + "-o-" (interfix) + "-cracy" (rule). During the 2008 Russian presidential election, Dmitry Medvedev was elected president...

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