He’s not technically re-elected yet, but Vladimir Putin already wants his cabinet to start submitting suggestions for a new series of “May orders,” which he'll issue after his next inauguration, translating his campaign platform into executive instructions. As it happens, Putin hasn’t yet revealed his campaign platform, but he’s expected to do so on March 1, when he will deliver a delayed state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly.

What are the “May orders”?

In May 2012, just after he returned to the Kremlin, Putin signed 11 documents issuing orders to his government, setting out targets like raising state employee salaries and making Russia more attractive for businesses. By May 2017, almost 92 percent of these orders had been carried out by their deadlines.