Category: Politics

CEC will teach the party to prepare the documents for candidates in elections A special computer program allows to issue and provide to the electoral Commission the necessary information about the candidates and their representatives in a computer readable form, as required by law. MOSCOW, may 11. /TASS/. The Central election Commission of Russia on Thursday, may 18, will hold a seminar for representatives of political parties, which will familiarize them with the updated programme for the preparation of documents for candidates in elections. This was reported on the website of the Commission. The theme of the training will be to work with the program “Preparation of information about candidates, authorized representatives and trusted persons.” The program was modified to additional elections of the Deputy of the State Duma of the seventh convocation in single-seat electoral district.CEC A special computer program allows to issue and provide to the electoral Commission

The DPRK will require the extradition of criminals involved in the conspiracy against its leadership Deputy foreign Minister of the country Han sung Ryul said that the attackers planned to use a biochemical substance. PYONGYANG, may 11. /Offset. TASS Yuri Sidorov/. The Prosecutor’s office, the DPRK will seek the extradition of criminals involved in the assassination of the country’s top leadership with the use of biochemical substances. This was stated by Deputy foreign Minister of the country Han sung Ryul at a press conference organized for leaders are presented in Pyongyang, diplomatic missions, international humanitarian organizations and foreign correspondents. He told about a secret us-South Korean operation directed against the leadership of the people’s Republic. That this operation was able to thwart, may 5, reported the Ministry of state security (MGB) of the DPRK. In this regard, the diplomat stressed that the Prosecutor’s office, the DPRK will “seek extradition of

Photo: RIA Novosti Security zone with a special legal regime will be installed on all Russian nuclear power plants with the aim of improving their anti-terrorist security, the corresponding order of the government of the Russian Federation published on the official portal of legal information. Under the decree, such areas fall nuclear installations, radioactive waste storage, radiation sources, storage facilities for nuclear materials in all 10 operating Russian nuclear power plants and nuclear installations for future floating nuclear power station “Academician Lomonosov”.

Photo: RIA Novosti To consider the introduction of excise duty on Mead, produced from domestic raw materials, ordered the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on the Kremlin website. Proposals for the classification of Mead to agricultural production and establishment for her reduced rate of excise duty should be prepared in the period until 1 July 2017.Instruction is given on the results of the meeting with representatives of the business associations in Novgorod region, which was held on April 18. Entrepreneurs then drew the President’s attention to the fact that Mead as it relates to alcoholic beverages, the excise duty on it has increased more than two times. From January 1 2017 the amount of the excise tax on Mead is 21 rubles per liter. The President noted that manufacturers Mead did “not very fair”. “We believe, to support those who produce the ultimate product of its components”, –

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Russian President Vladimir Putin © Mikhail Metzel/TASS SOCHI, may 11. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and a number of Russian-Palestinian relations. “Let me heartily welcome You in Russia, – Putin said. – I’m happy to meet, relations with Palestine are to us a special character and are of particular importance”. He recalled that during the opening ceremony of the multifunctional cultural centre in Bethlehem, the two sides talked about the deep rooted relations between the two countries. “And in the recent history of our relationship was always very warm and trusting, – Putin said, thanking his counterpart for the attention he attaches to bilateral relations, for the support of compatriots. – For many years we are working together on one of the key themes of the modern world over the settlement

© Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, may 11. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin approves 82,1% of Russians, the head of the government Dmitry Medvedev positively assessed in 52.8%. This is evidenced by data survey, conducted by the Russian centre for public opinion studies (VTSIOM).

Permanent representative to the EU, told when to wait for the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions Vladimir Chizhov believes that the lifting of the restrictions can happen after the Brexit. Then Brussels and London will not be associated with joint decisions, including sanctions. BRUSSELS, may 11 — RIA Novosti, Alexander Shishlo. The UK can refuse to participate in sanctions against Russia after secession from the EU (Brexit), believes Russia’s permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov. He called this a “hypothetical”. “But I still hope that before the British exit from the European Union, the issue of sanctions will resolve itself,” said Chizhov in an interview with RIA Novosti. According to the Ambassador, “the negotiation process (Brexit — ed.) and its consequences will affect Russia, albeit indirectly”. The diplomat recalled that since the exit from the European Union “the UK would no longer be bound by the provisions of the EU

Named possible candidates for the post of the head of the FBI The American Fox News channel announced the names of five possible candidates for the position of FBI Director, which became vacant on 9 may. CNN, in turn, also placed the short-list of candidates for the post, and to include acting Bureau chief. In the list released by Fox News, was a former presidential candidate and Governor of new Jersey Chris Christie, ex-head of NYPD’s ray Kelly, a Congressman from South Carolina Trey gowdy, a former Deputy attorney General Kenneth Weinstein, and the former head of the TSA John Pistol. In turn, CNN published its list of the most probable candidates on a post of the head of the FBI. Besides those already mentioned, Christy, Kelly, gowdy and Pistola, the vacant place can occupy the former new York mayor Rudolph Giuliani and first Deputy of former Director James Comey

Anatoly Antonov is waiting for parliamentary approval Question about sending his Ambassador to the United States in the state Duma and the Federation Council will consider before the end of may. As it became known””, in the near future in the relevant committees of the state Duma and the Federation Council will hold hearings on the appointment of Deputy foreign Minister Anatoly Antonov the Russian Ambassador to the United States. It is assumed that it will replace the current Russian Ambassador to Washington Sergei Kislyak in July, after a meeting of presidents of Russia and the United States. Sergei Kislyak in Moscow, however, already have plans: according to Kommersant, Russia has put forward his candidacy to head new UN body — the Office for the fight against terrorism, whose head is equivalent in status to the Deputy Secretary. That Antonov is a key candidate for the post of Russian Ambassador

Photo: RIA Novosti The term of investigation of criminal case concerning the murdered in Kyiv former Deputy of the state Duma of the Russian Federation Denis Boronenkov of fraud was extended until 24 July, reported RIA Novosti a source close to the investigation. “The term of investigation of criminal case against Denis Boronenkov on charges of fraud in especially large scale committed by an organized group, and the organization of falsifying the Unified state register of legal entities was extended until July 24,” — said the Agency interlocutor. Lawyer Boronenkov Andrey Grivtsov RIA Novosti has confirmed this information. “The investigation period in relation to Denis Boronenkov extended for another three months,” said the defender. The investigation claims that Voronenkov participated in the Scam with raider capture of the building on the street International in Moscow, in which fraudsters using forged documents was dismissed from the post of the founder of