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Renewal of elections to Federation Council requires consideration - Putin

MOSCOW. Dec 6 (Interfax) - Detailed consideration should be given to plans to revive elections for members of the Federation Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting with the leaders of the country's major political parties in the Kremlin on Wednesday.

"If you feel that additional steps need to be taken in this issue, let us think them over together," the president said in response to a proposal from Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov.