Vladimir Putin seems to have mastered the element of surprise when he mastered karate. So what will happen now that elections have confirmed Dmitry Medvedev as the next president? What part will Putin reserve for himself? According to one possible plan, should the president step down from his post prematurely, the Russian constitution provides for the prime minister - Putin - to step in. Another plan could foresee Putin as the strong man in the Kremlin without any official title, but simply as the "moral leader of the nation". Nobody seems to know what Putin's plans really are. Whatever they may be, it seems Operation "Enduring Leader" is well underway.

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