Europe’s longest serving leader stepped down on July 19, when President Murtaza Rakhimov of the republic of Bashkortostan in the Urals region of Russia was replaced after 20 years in office. Rakhimov, 76, had long been rumoured to be on his way out, and when the moment finally came, it appears that he had to [Read more...]
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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