Dmitry Medvedev, shown at the Kremlin ceremony on Monday, was again chosen as prime minister. Putin put forward Dmitry Medvedev for the post of prime minister, the Kremlin said in a statement on its website. Medvedev, who had been prime minister since 2012, resigned earlier on Monday along with the rest of the government in line with procedure. Once this term ends in 2024, when Putin will be 71, the constitution bars him from running again for president. Putin circumvented the country's two-term limit in 2008, serving as prime minister but effectively retaining power as Medvedev served a four-year term as president.

Source: CBC News May 07, 2018 10:52 UTC