Category: Politics

Local government representatives elected in the 125 municipalities of the capital © Valery sharifulin/TASS In Moscow passed elections of deputies of the municipal formations. Local government representatives elected in the 125 municipalities of the capital. 1 thousand 502 of the mandate claimed 7.5 thousand candidates — five people in the place. According to preliminary data of Mothersurname, the majority of seats in the municipal Assembly received the “United Russia” — 1154, in the second place — party “Apple” (more than 175 seats). As expected, the Communist party will get 43 seats, “Fair Russia” — 10, LDPR — four. For the first time in the Councils of deputies passed the Party of Growth and PARNAS — five and two seats respectively. About 108 seats will be given to the independents.

Photo: RIA Novosti Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has signed the order about dismissal of the head of Department housing-municipal economy of the capital Paul Livinsky. The document published on the official website of the municipality. The reason for the release is the transition to another job. Earlier, the Russian government recommended that Livinsky as Director General of the energy companies “rosseti”. Energy linked to the whole career of Pavel Livinsky — in particular, he held senior positions in the “Moscow United electric grid company” and “United energy company”. Since January 2013, served as Director of the Department of fuel and energy of Moscow, which in March of this year was merged with the Department of housing and public works. Livinsky has headed the joint Agency. Sergei Sobyanin has signed the order about appointment to the vacant position of head of the Department of housing and CEO of the company “Mosgaz”

© Sergey Maligawa/TASS In TASS held a press-conference devoted to the work of international electoral experts during the single voting day in Russia. Ex-the Deputy from people party of Spain, Pedro Maurino, MP from the party “Northern League”(Italy) Gianluca Savoini, the French journalist and public figure Dmitry de koshko, a former member of the Parliament of Ireland, Tom Kitt, as well as the coordinator for cooperation with partners of the Association of observers, “national public monitoring” Roman Kolomoitsev talk about their activities in the elections , the polling stations as well as a meeting September 11 with members of the CEC of Russia.

The Head Of Saratov Valery Saraev © Official site of administration of Leninsky district, the municipality “City of Saratov” SARATOV, September 11. /TASS/. The head of Saratov Valery Saraev resigned in connection with the violations committed during the September 10 election.

© Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, September 11. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed, with the UN peacekeepers not only on the contact line in the Donbass.

Photo: Reuters Strategic exercises “West-2017” designed to provoke a NATO, which under these conditions must remain vigilant, says British defence Secretary Michael Fallon. “This doctrine, but they clearly are meant to test us. And, given Russia’s behavior in recent times, we must remain vigilant,” writes a British politician in the column “Opinions” on the pages of the Daily Telegraph, noting that over the last ten years, Russia has “invaded” Georgia and Ukraine. Translation of the material presented at Inotv. “We see Russia’s actions in Syria, prolonging this terrible civil war. We saw the Russian planes flying planes and NATO ships, in defiance of international protocols,” he says, noting that Moscow has also influenced elections in the United States, in Montenegro and in other countries, using social media, fabricated news and misinformation, trying to undermine the foundations of democratic States. “Undoubtedly, Russia will now argue that NATO escalate the situation. However,

Merkel in conversation with Putin has approved the initiative of Russian peacekeepers BERLIN, 11 Sep — RIA Novosti. German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a telephone conversation with President of Russia Vladimir Putin approved the initiative of the Russian Federation on peacekeeping mission in the Donbass, but said that it is necessary to amend the mandate, said government spokesman of Germany Steffen Seibert. “Both parties discussed the Russian proposal for the UN mission in the Donbass. The Federal Chancellor welcomed the Russian initiative in principle, but pointed to the fact that there must be changes in mandate,” said Seibert. During the conversation, held in the second half of the day, “it was agreed that the conflict around the nuclear weapons of the DPRK should be resolved peacefully,” added Seibert. Russia’s envoy to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia said on Tuesday that Russia has sent to the Chairman of the UN Security Council

Putin proposed to equate the minimum wage to a living wage in 2019 The President also took the initiative from 1 January 2018 to raise the minimum wage to 85% MOSCOW, September 11. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed from 1 January 2018 to raise the minimum wage to 85% of the subsistence minimum, and from 1 January 2019 to equalize both figures. “I suggest that since at least January 1, 2018 to raise the minimum wage from the current 71-72% of the subsistence minimum of the working age population to 85%, he said at a meeting with members of the government. And not later, and if the government deem it possible before, but no later than 1 January 2019 to equate the minimum wage and the subsistence minimum”. “I ask the government to make appropriate proposals to the State Duma together with the draft Federal budget for the

The Chairman of the CEC of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova © Sergey Bobylev/TASS MOSCOW, September 11. /TASS/. The Chairman of the CEC of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova did not comment on the voter turnout in the municipal elections in Moscow, which amounted to less than 15%.

Mikhail Saakashvili (centre) © EPA-EFE/RICHARD TYS MOSCOW, September 11. /TASS/. The Kremlin does not follow the movements of the former Governor of Odessa region of Ukraine, Mikhail Saakashvili, as the subject is more likely to be “political clown”. “On the agenda of the Kremlin a lot of serious issues, you should monitor what we do, – said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. – I don’t think this question [about the movements Saakashvili] belongs to the category of serious”.