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...THAT RUSSIANS will lack for choice when they go to the polls this Sunday to elect a new national parliament. Establishment figures like Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin are running, but so too is Dzhuna Davitashvili, an extrasensory healer formerly employed by aging Politburo members. Both the Communist Party, a remnant of the Soviet monolith, and the Beer Lover's Party have fielded candidates. All together 5,000 candidates are vying for the 450 seats of the State Duma, the lower house of the country's two-tier Federal Assembly. It would be no exaggeration to say Russia is experiencing...
...VICTOR CHERNOMYRDIN Holding the Roof...
...exclude the only reformist group in the present parliament with a serious chance to do well in the election set off an immediate firestorm of protest. Yavlinksy claimed that officials "in the top echelons of power" were taking advantage of the President's illness to settle political scores. Chernomyrdin said the decision "damaged the whole election campaign and democracy in Russia." The furor prompted the Kremlin to issue what was allegedly a sick-bed order from Yeltsin calling on the Central Electoral Commission to review its decision...
Without clear constitutional guidelines about how to handle the power vacuum, there are certain to be palace intrigues ahead, as Kremlin bureaucrats, eager to strengthen the President's failing grip on power, face a challenge from members of Chernomyrdin's team, moving to assert their authority in anticipation of the day when their boss will be in charge. So, after a season of decline, the fine art of Kremlin watching may be poised for a comeback...
Triggering worldwide anxiety about Russian President Boris Yeltsin's health, Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin took on more of the day-to-day governance of the country. Although Chernomyrdin said Yeltsin will still make all major decisions, the ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, the Interior and Security have been reporting to Chernomyrdin. At week's end, Yeltsin appeared for less than a minute on Russian television, looking wan and puffy and slurring his speech. He is scheduled to remain in the hospital until the end of the month...