Article: United Russia Casts Net in Regions, THE MOSCOW TIMES

Francesca Mereu
The Moscow Times (Russia)
09-28-2004
URL: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/
With President Vladimir Putin planning to nominate regional leaders
for confirmation by local legislatures, the pro-Kremlin United Russia party
is scrambling to take control of most regional legislatures by the end
of the year, party officials said Monday.
United Russia now has factions in two-thirds of the country's 88
legislatures and has a majority of seats in 12, but it intends to increase
its presence even more, said United Russia Deputy Oleg Kovalyov, chairman
of the State Duma's Management Committee.
"This is an important issue for us, especially now that regional
legislatures will have to vote for ...

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