Not shocking, but Breaking News from the Russian Front. Putin and Medvedev make the switch official and complete. The NY Times reports:
Putin Steps Down as United Russia Party Chief
President-elect Vladimir Putin tried to distance himself from the fraud-tainted ruling United Russia party on Tuesday, announcing he was stepping down as its chairman…
Putin proposed outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev as its new leader instead…
Putin, 59, has also said that Medvedev, a longtime ally who led United Russia's campaign in the December election to the Duma, the lower house of parliament, will become prime minister."Since Dmitry Anatolyevich led the party in the State Duma election campaign, and since I will recommend him for the post of prime minister, I believe it is right for him to head the party as well," Putin said. "It is a global practice that the government leans on the support of the parliamentary majority."…
2 comments:
I think this is only going to bring more problems to Russia. Putin is essentially running a dictatorship with his appointment of close friends in high ranking government positions. This type of leadership is not healthy for a country beginning to experience some economic success yet again.
These actions shows russia's lack of maturity and decent governing. appointing friends to higher government positions is not how society or political issues work. obviously this is hazardous and should be discontinued in Russia.
D.Gray
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