Category: Politics

Photo: RIA Novosti The Kremlin is preparing the resignation of ten governors. Replacement of heads of regions associated with the results of the elections on 10 September, according to RBC. Following the elections on 10 September in seven regions won new governors appointed in the winter and spring. We are talking about the heads of the Perm Krai, Novgorod, Ryazan regions, Buryatia, Mari El, Karelia and Udmurtia. In the Kremlin, their victory was interpreted as support for the population of course for renewal of the gubernatorial corps. Sources in the Kremlin told RBC that the election results say about the high expectations of voters from “novice” rate which was made by President Vladimir Putin. Close to the presidential administration source told the newspaper that the Kremlin will support the course for renewal of the gubernatorial corps. This fall is expected the resignation of the heads of the 10 regions. What

Russia proposes to create an armed UN mission in Ukraine for six months In accordance with the document, the head of mission will report about the situation directly to the UN Secretary General, antónio Guterres. UN, September 12. /TASS/. Russia proposes to create an armed small arms, the UN mission to protect OSCE observers in Eastern Ukraine for an initial period of six months after the withdrawal of troops and military equipment from the contact line. It follows from the Russian Federation prepared the draft resolution of the UN Security Council, a copy of which was read by the correspondent of TASS. In accordance with the document, the proposed UN Mission to promote the protection of the Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE in the South-East of Ukraine will be established “after full withdrawal of forces and means of the parties from actually existing line of contact for a

Yaroslavl opposition suspected of falsifying Cohiba Yaroslavl branch of the Communist party and Yabloko asked the Central election Commission (CEC) to produce the control and the counting of votes at several polling stations in Yaroslavl, where on 10 September elections to the city Duma. The opposition suspects that the complexes of processing of ballots (Cohiba) was programmed to win “United Russia”. In regional election Committee to assure that it is technically impossible. First Secretary of the Yaroslavl regional Committee of the Communist party Alexander Vorobyov, the leader of the branch of Yabloko Oleg Vinogradov asked the CEC to produce a test count of votes at 5% of polling stations in accordance with the Federal law “On basic guarantees of electoral rights and the right to participate in referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation”. They told about it on joint a press-conference. According to them, Cohiba, installed on sites in

Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Ryabkov © Lehtikuva/Martti Kainulainen/via REUTERS HELSINKI, September 12. /TASS/. Moscow does not see prospects of a return by Washington to the Russian diplomatic property without judicial intervention. About it the Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday following two days of consultations with the first Deputy Secretary of state Thomas Shannon.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri © Dmitry Astakhov/press service of the Russian government/TASS GORKI, September 12. /TASS/. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated his Lebanese counterpart Saad Hariri on the successful operation to eliminate extremist groups in Lebanon. “Our countries face problems of the modern world, including terrorism. In this context, I would like to congratulate you on the successful completion of the operation to eliminate extremist groups on the territory of your country is very important”, – Medvedev said at the talks with Hariri in the Hills. He added that “Russia is ready to further increase anti-terrorism cooperation and cooperation in other sensitive areas.” Medvedev said that Russia “in any situation remains a friend of Lebanon and the Lebanese people.” “I would like to commend you for your consistent policy of strengthening cooperation with our country. We appreciate it and we think

The building of the foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation © Roman Canasuc/TASS MOSCOW, September 12. /TASS/. Russia is seriously concerned about the findings of the UN observer mission on human rights in Ukraine regarding the observance by Kiev of its obligations. This was stated on Tuesday at the foreign Ministry. “I regret that the so-called bread truce announced June 24, was repeatedly subjected to violation on the part of Kiev, and he controlled the armed forces,” – said in Russian depodesta.

Photo: RIA Novosti “United Russia” following the results of elections of deputies of the state Council of the Udmurt Republic scored 63,16% of the vote. Next come the Communist party (14,86), LDPR (8,95), “Fair Russia” (6,75), Chairman of the Central election Commission of the Republic Victor Kushko. To overcome the 5 percent barrier for getting into the new composition of the state Council was unable to “homeland” and “Communists of Russia”. We will remind, elections of deputies of the state Council were held under a mixed electoral system — 30 MPs were elected in single-seat constituencies and 30 from party lists. With this in mind, United Russia will get 47 seats out of 60, 5 seats Communist party, LDPR and “Fair Russia” 2. The remaining 4 seats will go to independent candidates. Turnout on the election of deputies of the state Council made up 34.54 percent.

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin awarded the order of Alexander Nevsky, the ex-Russian Ambassador to US Sergey Kislyak for his great contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation, the document is published on the official portal of legal information on Monday. “For his great contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation award: order of Alexander Nevsky Kislyak, Sergei Ivanovich — Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, city of Moscow”, — the document says. Kislyak led the Russian diplomatic mission in the United States since 2009. In July, the acting head of Mordovia Vladimir Volkov, previously won the elections of September 10, called Kislyak in one of three candidates on a post of the Senator, also the list included chief Federal inspector on Mordovia Vladimir Sizganov and the head of Saransk Pyotr Tultaev.

Photo: TASS Sunday ended with more than 6,000 election campaigns. According to preliminary results, has done without sensations: the representatives of the ruling party won almost everywhere and at an extremely low voter turnout. The first results According to preliminary data of the CEC regions (except Kaliningrad region), where he held direct elections for governors, leaders active leaders. For example, in Buryatia for Alexei Tzudenova voted more than 87% of voters in the Tomsk region Sergei Zhvachkin for more than 58%, in the Sverdlovsk region Yevgeny Kuyvashev for more than 60%. Partspisok “United Russia” has received on elections in the Sakhalin regional Duma 45.4% of the vote (in second place of the Communist party from 16.3%) in the city Duma of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky — almost 49% (here the second place of LDPR from 20.6%), in the city Duma of Vladivostok of 39.5% (the Communist party — 22%). The highest voter turnout