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Prime minister names candidates for Cabinet posts

Under the law on the Russian government, the premier names Cabinet candidates within a week after taking office

MOSCOW, May 15 (Itar-Tass) — Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has named the candidates for Cabinet posts at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

Under the law on the Russian government, the premier names Cabinet candidates within a week after taking office. Medvedev was approved as prime minister on May 8.