Approval expected for Putin's PM (AP)

Approval expected for Putin's PM (AP)

14.09 12:22 - Approval expected for Putin's PM (AP)

Prime Minister nominee Viktor Zubkov speaks during a media briefing in the building of Russia's Lower House of Parliament, the State Duma, in Moscow September 13, 2007. Zubkov, nominated to be Russia's next prime minister, said on Thursday he did not rule out taking part in next year's presidential election and that he planned to change the government structure. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA)AP - Russia's lower house of parliament confirmed President Vladimir Putin's choice as prime minister on Friday, approving the previously obscure official Viktor Zubkov in a vote whose result was a foregone conclusion in the Kremlin-controlled chamber.




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