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Summary will become president of Russia on May 7.
On May 7, Vladimir Putin will once again become president of Russia after an hour-long inauguration ceremony. After having previously served two consecutive four-year terms of office, this time he will be installed for six years.In spite of its rich history, modern Russia is still a young state. In the 20 years since its new political biography began, new political traditions have evolved.Mr Putin’s first inauguration ceremony was held on May 7, 2000, and subsequent inaugurations – his again in 2004 and Dmitry Medvedev’s in 2008 – have followed on the same date. Every president is given a fixed term under the constitution: even if the presidential election had gone to a second round, the inauguration ceremony for Russia’s head of state would still have taken place on May 7.That date will remain unchanged in 2018, unless Mr Putin leaves office before his term expires – as did Russia’s first president, Boris Yeltsin. In such a case, the inauguration clock hands would be moved and a new count started – in the hope that such an upheaval would not recur in the future.
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