== Change in the law? == 

 In the lead it claims: Putin was ineligible to run for a third consecutive presidential term in 2008. Dmitry Medvedev won the 2008 presidential election and appointed Putin as Prime Minister, beginning a period of so-called "tandemocracy". In September 2011, following a change in the law, Putin announced that he would seek a third, non-consecutive term as President in the 2012 presidential election. What is this law? Putin was eligible without any need for a change in the law. If this refers to the 2008 ammendment to the constitution which increased the presidential term, then it should be reworded or removed to make this clear.