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Last night 32 representatives from the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament arrived in Cambridge to take part in a 10-day program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government...
Bowing to legislators' demands a day beforea crucial confidence votein the Duma,Russian President Boris Yeltsinfired three security ministers for bungling their duties in the southern Russia hostage crisis. Yeltsin, whom TIME's Bruce Nelan calls "a very good politician in terms of what looks good to the public," tried what has been widely considered as a political ploy to appease the Duma. "Everyone is assuming this is a very cynical political move, especially since Yeltsin didn't fire (Defense Minister Pavel) Grachev, one of his oldest supporters, as the Duma wished. But Yeltsin also had good reason...
...comply, but so far they have refused. The fallout from the hostage-taking continues in Moscow, wherePresident Boris Yeltsin's governmentreceived a no-confidence vote from Parliament. While Russia's constitution allows Yeltsin to ignore the largely symbolic vote, he cannot dismiss the fact that his support in the Duma is evaporating rapidly: members are now circulating a petition to impeach the Russian President...
TIME: We hear that new election blocs are being formed by Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin and Chairman of the State Duma Ivan Rybkin. We wonder how you feel about that...
...have more than 50 parties in Russia. As we move toward the election campaign, they have started fighting for voters, creating such a political hullabaloo that it is difficult to sort things out. As a result, sometimes those who are not the right people get into the State Duma. Therefore, we decided to cut off both the left and the right wings of the extremist movement and create two centrist blocs, because as you understand, one centrist bloc would be too big. This would be a model of the bipartisan system you have had for the past 200 years, resulting...