Posts Tagged ‘power struggle’

Russia: Leadership Transitions In Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, And Dagestan

Mon Feb 8, 2010 15:36 GMT  | Leave a Comment

Russia is currently in the midst of a political transition that has already seen or will soon see several veteran regional leaders retire. Until 2004, Russia’s regions had direct elections for presidents and governors, as is the case in the US. However, after the Beslan school siege in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, [Read more...]

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Russia 2012: Who Will Be President?

Thu Sep 24, 2009 18:01 BST  | Leave a Comment

There’s been renewed speculation about the 2012 Russian presidential election of late, with both incumbent Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin both hinting that they could run. If both do so, then there could be a genuinely competitive race for the first time since 1996.

The Medvedev-Putin double-act was always a bit awkward. Putin only [Read more...]

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