NEW YORK: Vladimir Putin was the world´s most powerful person for a fourth straight year in 2016, with US president-elect Donald Trump in second place, Forbes magazine said Wednesday in its annual rankings.
US business magazine wrote, "From the motherland to Syria to the US presidential elections, Putin continues to get what he wants." The 64-year old Russian leader is "unconstrained by conventional global norms and his reach has magnified in recent years,"
The magazine wrote that at number two, Trump,"has a seeming immunity to scandal, both houses of Congress on his side, and a personal net worth in the billions." Trump, who was elected US president last month, was listed 72nd in Forbes´ 2015 power rankings.
Barack Obama, who placed second in 2015, plummeted to 48th place this year as he waits out the final weeks of his presidency, with his Democratic Party ousted from the White House after Trump´s shock election win and out of power in Congress.
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