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Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (69) 757

Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (69) 757

April 13 - April 19, 2009

Main tendencies of political week

The ruling tandem members were increasingly active last week just like the week before but this time Dmitry Medvedev was an absolute leader. After a long break the president again spoke in quite a liberal way, which was noticed by corresponding strata. A media campaign to restore the president’s liberal image started with publication of his interview with Novaya Gazeta and culminated after the transcript of the meeting of the presidential council for developing civil society institutions and human rights was posted on the head of state’s website.

The president promised to consider proposals by the meeting participants regarding optimization of law enforcement towards NGOs, which was rather incorrectly interpreted by the mass media. Many journalists and experts rushed to declare that legal norms stipulated by the 2006 law should be canceled, which does not correspond to the president’s words, as he directly pointed to rationalism of the amendments introduced that year. However, in general the campaign reached its target inter alia demonstrating state authorities’ intention to cooperate with constructive part of the liberal camp. This creates another support for the existing political system and improves its stability by incorporating part of the opponents into the system.

State authorities are looking for additional support on the party field too. Judging by indirect facts, a campaign has started to ‘promote’ Just Russia as the second dominant party whose representatives opposed United Russia leaders on domestic high rating TV programs. In addition to raising recognition and rating, this project may have another objective – to isolate the communist party that does not always demonstrate intention to cooperate constructively. The beginning of this project seems to be successful because JR representatives won UR opponents in the majority of TV shows.

Struggle on the administrative field is not calming down. In particular, Igor Levitin declared about soon merger of the federal air transportation agency and the air navigation service, which will establish a single regulating body in the civil aviation sector. Levitin’s deputy Valery Okulov is likely to become chief of the new entity while rumors about the minister’s dismissal will not be confirmed. The president’s supporters in the judicial branch of power achieved an important victory. The Supreme Court rejected Lyudmila Maikova’s appeal, ex-chair of the Moscow district federal arbitration court, to restore her in the previous capacity; meanwhile Valeria Adamova, who was a student of the same year at the university as the president, was recommended to this post by the higher qualification panel of judges.

Major events April 13, 2009 - April 19, 2009

Event Winning side Defeated side Development Outlooks

Dmitry Medvedev takes part in a meeting of the presidential council for development of civil society institutions

Dmitry Medvedev

 

The majority of the president’s initiatives will be reflected in laws

Dmitry Medvedev’s interview with Novaya Gazeta

Dmitry Medvedev

 

The head of state will keep strengthening his liberal image

Dmitry Medvedev meets with the Russian association of lawyers

Dmitry Medvedev

 

The number of legal universities will be reduced

Dmitry Medvedev’s interview with NTV television

 

 

The number of the audience is likely to drop

The higher qualification panel of judges issues recommendation for Valeria Adamova to be appointed as chair of the Moscow district federal arbitration court

Anton Ivanov

Oleg Sviridenko, Lyudmila Maikova

Valeria Adamova will be appointed to this post

Information is posted that Oleg Mitvol will officially leave Rosprirodnadzor in late April

Vladimir Kirillov

Oleg Mitvol

 

Mitvol will intensify promotion of the Green Alternative organization

Lyubov Kudelina is replaced with Vera Chistova as deputy defense minister for finances

Anatoly Serdyukov

 

Vera Chistova may soon resign after failing to cope with her duties

Transportation minister Igor Levitin declares about planned merger of the federal air transportation agency and air navigation service

Valery Okulov, Igor Levitin

 

 

Valery Okulov is likely to become chief of the united entity and Igor Levitin will retain his post

Olga Kryshtanovskaya and Olga Slutsker join United Russia

UR

 

Authorities will keep on assimilating responsible opponents

Sergey Storchak is accused of fraud

 

Alexey Kudrin, Sergey Storchak

The case’s consideration is likely to be suspended

Information about mass dismissals in the interior ministry’s investigation committee

 

 

Rumors are unlikely to be confirmed and there will be few dismissed officers

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