Putin’s return to the presidency, following a period of de facto control as prime minister, was supposed to signify a reassuring continuation of “business as usual” – a strong, orderly state devoid of the potentially destabilizing effects of multiparty democracy and bickering politicians.
在担任总理拥有实际统治权之后，普京再次当选总统，这意味着他可以放心继续领导 一个强大安定的国家，而没有多党制民主和争吵的政治家埋下的潜在不稳定影响。