Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged a major reshuffle of federal government and regional governors after presidential elections in March. Putin, who is expected to return to the Kremlin next year, said the first step, a reshuffle of the lower house, had been achieved after Sunday’s parliamentary elections. The elections saw the ruling [...]
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December 7, 2011
December 6, 2011
Putin pledges changes in government after March elections
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged a major reshuffle of federal government and regional governors after presidential elections in March. Putin, who is expected to return to the Kremlin in next year’s polls, said the first step – a reshuffle of the lower house – had been achieved after Sunday’s parliamentary elections. “The [...]
November 12, 2011
Putin: we have lost Russia’s trust
Russia’s prime minister, Vladimir Putin, admitted that his government had lost of the trust of its people and pledged to introduce what he called “direct democracy” to refresh it, when he is returned for a third presidential term next March. Challenged during a meeting with foreign academics and journalists to admit that power in Russia [...]
November 9, 2011
Passion politics: United Russia’s sexy video turns competitors on
United Russia could be in trouble over what appears to be a rather steamy election-campaign video. Called “Let’s do it together,” the video portrays a boy and a girl flirting with each other at a ballot station and then shutting themselves inside a voting booth. After some time, the young “voters” leave, stroking their hair [...]
October 18, 2011
Main parties get go-ahead to contest Duma seats
Russia’s four main political parties have been given the nod to run in December’s Duma race. Analysts report that the 2011 elections are going more smoothly than it was four years ago when many parties failed to meet the registration schedule, causing widespread chaos. As of now, all of the main Duma parties have been [...]