Today Dmitry Medvedev the sworn in as the third Russian president.
The 42-year-old Medvedev won the presidential elections in his country, which took place on March 2, 2008. He is going to replace 55-year-old Vladimir Putin from the highest state post. Vladimir Putin’s powers of the last have expired after two 4-year long mandates. The ceremony of sending in powers from the current to the newly elected head of state will happen for the first time in the Russian Federation. It will begin exactly at 12 p.m. Moscow time in the Andreev’s Hall of the Big Kremlin Palace at the same day and hour as the two previous swearing an oath of Vladimir Putin in 2000 and 2004. Medvedev will arrive at the Kremlin Palace, will climb the principal staircase and will pass through Georgiev’s and Alexander’s Halls to reach Andreev’s. There he will be anticipated by Vladimir Putin, the chairmen of the two chambers of Parliament and the president of the constitutional law-court.