Mishustin, who previously headed Russia’s tax service, was first appointed in 2020.
Moscow, Russia:
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was reappointed as head of the country’s government on Friday, after weeks of speculation about a possible political reshuffle in Moscow.
President Vladimir Putin is constitutionally obliged to appoint – or reappoint – his government’s ministers after winning unopposed March elections.
“A lot has been done under difficult conditions and it seems to me that it would be right for us to continue working together…” Putin told Mishustin on Friday.
“I think we are on the right track,” he added.
Mishustin, who previously headed the country’s tax service, was first appointed in 2020.
He is seen as a technocrat tasked with carrying out policies dictated by the Kremlin.
“We will do everything we can to develop our economy, to justify the trust of our people, and I am confident that under your leadership we will fulfill all the tasks that have been set,” Mishustin told Putin after securing his endorsement.
Other government ministers are expected to be nominated for appointment in the coming weeks.
Russian political analysts have been talking for weeks about the possibility that Putin could shake up the government’s ranks, more than two years after the start of an offensive in Ukraine that reshaped the country’s economy.
During his quarter-century in power, Putin typically relied on a circle of loyalists and allies, while ensuring that no individual could gain enough power or popularity to be seen as a possible rival or successor.
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