Russia: election or coronation? - FRANCE 24

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Russia: election or coronation?

There is little suspense nor mystery surrounding the identity of the Russian Federation's upcoming third president. As Dimitry Medvedev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, prepares to move to the Kremlin, Russians react live to the pseudo event.

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