Putin promises tough love as president

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KRASNOGORSK, Nov 12 (AFP): Russia's Vladimir Putin Friday said his likely second presidency will almost certainly look a lot like his first: based on "a love for the Motherland" and tough security and defence. Russia's powerful prime minister huddled with a group of Russian and Western analysts at a French restaurant outside Moscow in advance of next month's parliamentary elections and the March presidential vote. Putin had already solved Russia's main political riddle by announcing his plans to swap jobs with President Dmitry Medvedev and return to the Kremlin after a 2000-2008 stint as head of state. But the analysts tried to decipher the type of political system the former KGB agent planned to introduce for his second spell in power. Putin can conceivably remain president until 2024.