Will Russia have to rewrite its laws and Constitution to give the prime minister more official power? Is Putin risking his political future by accepting a formally secondary role and making himself accountable for all socio-economic policy?
但是，尽管梅德韦捷夫似乎很可能在第一轮投票中就获得胜利，我们应该考虑在投票后可能会出现的那些重要问题。梅德韦捷夫和普京之间如何分配权力？大权掌握在谁的手里？俄罗斯将不得不重新修订它的法律和宪法以便给予总理更多的权力吗？普京会甘愿接受一个形式上的二号人物角色以及必须为所有的社会经济政策负责而拿他的政治未来冒险吗？