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From CNN's Mary Ilyushina in MoscowRussian President Vladimir Putin proposed several constitutional amendments Wednesday that could signal a power shift in the country.
“I propose… entrusting the State Duma with the power to approve the candidacy of the prime minister, and then, per the prime minister’s proposal, [appoint] all deputy prime ministers and federal ministers," Putin said in his annual address to the Federal Assembly. According to the current constitution, the president needs to secure approval from the lower house of parliament to appoint the head of the government, and the president then has the right to appoint all deputies and ministers.
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