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by samkone 3438 days ago
Accurate how? At the time Medvedev was President of Russia, and Putin was Prime Minister. Since he was President before that, it's ok for him to be referred as President, like any former President of country.
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paublyrne 3438 days ago
The convention of referring to an ex president as President is peculiar to United States presidents, AFAIK.
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loxs 3438 days ago
It can also mean that he met with (then) President Medvedev and (now, as of writing) President Putin
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krzyk 3438 days ago
No, we have the same in Poland, former presidents are still referenced as president (e.g. president Walesa or as mr president).
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guillaume8375 3437 days ago
It’s also done in France.
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