‘Russian Obama’ Abandons United Russia for Rival

A native of Guinea-Bissau who has become the poster child for United Russia’s Volgograd region branch said Thursday that he quit the ruling party for its rival, A Just Russia. In his open letter to his one-time acquaintance Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, farmer and activist Joaquim Crima, nicknamed “Russian Obama,” said United Russia has failed to fulfill its election promises and is “turning into a party of bureaucrats.” […]