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The Communist party will not be able to hold a referendum against raising the retirement age In Russia was 48 regional sub-groups for initiating a referendum against the increase in retirement age and only two of them — the Communist party. Upstairs This means that the Communist party will not be able to hold a referendum, as this according to the law “On referendum of the Russian Federation” it was registered a subgroup of “not less than in half of subjects of Federation” that is at least 43 of the 85 regions. According to the law in one region can be registered in only one group on the issue submitted to referendum. We will remind, the Communist party, which first expressed the desire to hold a referendum immediately after the approval by the state Duma in the first reading of a bill to raise the retirement age, there were four

In Moldova, the protesters demanded the resignation of the government CHISINAU, Aug 26 — RIA Novosti. The protesters in the center of Chisinau adopted a resolution demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pavel Filip, the cancellation of the law on tax Amnesty and the cessation of political persecution of the opposition, the correspondent of RIA Novosti. Upstairs The right-wing rally organized by the party “Platform “the Dignity and truth” (PDA), the party of “Action and solidarity” and the liberal democratic party of Moldova. The leader of the PDA Andrei Nastase called on supporters to come to the protest with a demand to recognize the results of elections of the mayor of Chisinau to cancel the mixed electoral system and to dismiss judges who did not recognize the voting results. The protesters intend to set up tents to sleep in them, and on August 27 to meet on the square in

Trump was not invited to the funeral of McCain MOSCOW, 26 Aug — RIA Novosti. U.S. President Donald trump was not invited to the funeral of the deceased on Sunday, Senator John McCain, writes Sputnik. Upstairs It is expected that the ceremony will be two of the ex-President of the United States — Barack Obama and George W. Bush and current Vice-President Mike Pence. The Republican Senator from Arizona, died Sunday at 82-m to year of life from an aggressive form of brain cancer. The day before, relatives of McCain announced that he had decided to stop treatment. John McCain was considered one of the most influential American politicians. He had a reputation as a “hawk” foreign policy and supported the US military intervention around the world. In 2008 McCain was the presidential candidate of the Republican party but lost the election to Barack Obama. The Senator criticized the foreign

© Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS SUKHUM, August 26. /TASS/. Russia will continue to provide all possible assistance to the government and people of Abkhazia, said in the congratulation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the 10th anniversary of recognition of independence of this Republic. The message was read out Sunday by Vice-speaker of the state Duma Olga Timofeeva at the solemn meeting in the Abkhazian gestaltete.

Putin said that Russia will continue to assist South Ossetia in safety issues TSKHINVALI, August 26. /TASS/ — the President has added that Russia’s recognition of the state sovereignty of the Republic opened in front of her “broad prospects for self-development.” Upstairs Russia will continue to assist South Ossetia, including in matters of national security, says the greeting message of the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, which was read by Ambassador of the Russian Federation in South Ossetia, Marat Kulakhmetov, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Moscow’s recognition of state independence of the Republic. “Russia is pleased at the achievements made by South Ossetia in building the institutions of statehood, as well as in various sectors of national development. We intend to continue to assist in addressing South Ossetia tasks, including in the sphere of ensuring national security”, — stated in the text. Putin noted that Russia recognized

Poroshenko is confident that Russia will compensate losses on gas contracts KIEV, Aug 26 — RIA Novosti. The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko believes that Moscow will compensate Kiev losses on gas contracts. Upstairs “We Russians will never drive and put on my knees its gas stranglehold and gas blackmail. Just as we won the Stockholm arbitration, and the Russians will pay Ukraine a loss of $ 4.6 billion, as well as a few days ago, it was a thousand days, as we live without Russian gas”, — said the President during the startup of a new pipeline in Avdiyivka in Donetsk region. Ukraine had stopped buying Russian gas in November 2015, and in 2016-2017 haven’t used it in preparation for the heating season. While Kiev pumped into storage gas purchased on the reverse in Europe. Trilateral negotiations on gas transit between Russia, the European Commission and Ukraine took place