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Article: Kremlin Is Betting on United Russia, THE MOSCOW TIMES
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- The Moscow Times (Russia)
- Article date:
- September 23, 2003
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Francesca Mereu
The Moscow Times (Russia)
09-23-2003
President Vladimir Putin's unprecedented decision to attend United
Russia's congress and endorse it publicly indicates that the Kremlin is
concerned that the pro-presidential party may not fare well in upcoming
elections without support from the country's most popular politician, analysts
said Monday.
Putin has been careful not to publicly back any political party over
the past four years, but he changed that Saturday by praising United Russia's
cooperation with the government in a speech shown at length on both state
television channels.
It appears that Putin's advisers, after years of suggesting that the
president keep silent and distance ...
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