A powerful prime minister seems preferable. One of the chief weaknesses in Russia's constitutional design is that power is separated from accountability: the president has the most power, but the government is held accountable for policy results.
一个强势的总理似乎是大家所更愿意看到的。俄罗斯宪法设计的一个主要弱点是权力与责任被分割开了：总理掌握了大部分的权力，但是政府却要为政策执行的结果负责。