NEW : Putin says Putin should be the next prime minister if the party is reelected . `` This applause spares me the need to explain what experience and authority Vladimir Putin possesses , '' Medvedev said . Putin sets out goals for Russia 's economic growth . Medvedev previously served as president from March . Presidential elections will be held in December , after a parliamentary ballot in March .
NEW : Putin says Putin should be the next prime minister if the party is reelected . Putin sets out goals for Russia 's economic growth . Medvedev previously served as president from March . Presidential elections will be held in December , after a parliamentary ballot in March .