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Gorbachev Says Putin's View 'Important' In 2008 Election
August 15, 2006
Mikhail Gorbachev at a concert in his honor in Moscow this February (epa)
In an interview published today by the Russian daily "Nezavisimaya gazeta," Gorbachev said it was "important to hear who the president will name" as his preferred successor.
The Russian Constitution requires Putin to step down after the end of his second term, in 2008.
(Interfax)