-I believe that we have additional possibilities to transfer parts of federal powers to the regions, Mr. Putin said in the State Duma today. At the same time, the countrys next prime minister highlighted that a system of evaluation of the regional leaders will need to be established, RIA Novosti reports. Putin also said that the extent, structure and goals of the Russian state sector now need to be revised. The lower chamber of parliament is these days expected to approve Putin as Russias new prime minister
