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Main page > Products > Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts - The weekly bulletin > Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (27) 715 Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (27) 715June 23 - June 29, 2008 Main political trends of the weekLast week went by amid sharp rise in non-political patriotism following the Russian national football team reaching the Euro 2008 semifinals. In addition, this had another important consequence – elites’ attention to potential disagreements inside the tandem considerably decreased. However, this did not completely eliminate attempts to provoke a conflict between the two top politicians, for example by interpreting the results of sociological surveys. Simultaneously there was another surge in anti-corruption rhetoric attributed to the end of the intermediate stage of drafting a corresponding plan. Judging by the analysis of the proposals, they are of general character and copy earlier proposals on the whole. Issues regarding political parties again became topical after a long break. In particular, there were attempts to change legislation on parties that were aimed at strengthening the current few-party system. At the same time political outsiders, e.g. Yabloko, are trying to imitate modernization to survive politically. It should be mentioned that not only the party of power and outsiders but also average parliamentary parties (communist party and Just Russia) are concerned with modernization. Reshuffle in the executive branch and major state corporations was again aimed at maintaining balance between different elite groups. Replacement of Andrey Rappoport with Sergey Ivanov (deputy PM’s namesake) may be considered as the beginning of exchange of administrative assets between Anatoly Chubais and Bank Rossiya Group; as a result the role of the first official in the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology will increase substantially, while the other’s will weaken. Consolidation of power and exchange of administrative assets were promoted by the election of Viktor Zubkov board chairperson of Gazprom, which had been faraway from the sphere of interests of security-related elite groups. Finally, Nikolay Aulov, former head of the interior ministry’s main department for the Central Federal District, was appointed deputy chief of the federal drug control service headed by Viktor Ivanov. This functionary is believed to be a protégé of the group of the so-called Orthodox chekists (security officers). Until recently they maintained neutrality and were employed in special operations on mopping up Petersburg criminal leaders. According to other sources, Aulov is a protégé of Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigation Committee of the Prosecutor General’s Office. Major events June 23 - June 29, 2008
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