Moscow, Oct 2 : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has revealed that he is not willing to run for a second presidential term because Prime Minister Vladimir Putinis popular and more authoritative to handle the responsibility.
"It did not mean next year's election result was predetermined," Mr Medvedev said in an interview with the Russian television channels Channel One, Rossiya and NTV.
"Certainly, I am glad to realize that the incumbent President enjoys quite a high level of trust, he has quite high election rating in the current situation, but, on the other hand, I note that Prime Minister Putin is definitely the most authoritative politician in our country now, his rating is higher," Mr Medvedev said.
"In fact, this is practical, but very important issues, which any politician should take into account, if the latter wants to bring some benefit to his country, rather than elbowing," he said.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's bid to return as the president post that he held between 2000 and 2008 has angered the country's dead opposition.
However Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told Russian TV new faces would "renew" the government.
"It will be a pivotal renewal of the government - a government consisting of new people. This is fundamentally important," he said.
Pro-Kremlin United Russia party has indorsed the proposal of Putin's that Medvedev heads the party list for the parliamentary elections and take the responsibility as Prime Minister after the presidential poll.
The decision of Medvedev to exchange the roles had been taken years back but he had kept open the option of running for president, depending on his acceptability.
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