Russia’s cabinet resigned after President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a new presidential term, the government press service said in a statement Monday. “[Prime Minister] Dmitry Medvedev signed an order on the Russian government’s resignation,” the government said. Meanwhile, Putin has proposed that the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, consider the candidacy of Medvedev. Medvedev was the head of government during Putin’s previous presidential term from May 8, 2012. Under the Law on the Election of the President of the Russian Federation, the inauguration procedure is held six years after the inauguration of the president’s predecessor.

Source: Punch May 07, 2018 12:22 UTC