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...Under the Russian Constitution," saysTIME's J.F.O. McAllister, "the President has a lot of trump cards to play." Mindful ofBoris Yeltsin's constitutional clout, the Russian parliament has dropped its push to begin impeachment proceedings against him. Instead, they called on Yeltsin to dismiss his "power ministers" (those responsible for the army and security forces) for their mishandling of the war in Chechnya. Yeltsin may get rid of the ministers as the price of winning a vote of confidence scheduled for July 1. If it works, he can head off a crisis in which he would either have todismiss...
...after he received a no-confidence vote from parliament,Russian President Boris Yeltsinupped the ante, asking for a second vote within the next ten days. A second no-confidence vote within a three-month period would clear the way for Yeltsin todissolve the legislatureand call for new elections. "It's a clever move designed to make the parliament either shut up or toe the line," says John Kohan, Moscow bureau chief for TIME. "The parliament has become a real irritation, with a rapidly growing block of anti-Yeltsin members. So Yeltsin will either get the parliament to back down...
...Chechnya unless rebels surrender Shamil Basayev, the commander of the hostage-takers. Col-Gen. Anatoly Kulikov, commander of the Russian forces in Chechnya, gave the Chechens until this evening to 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...
Russian Prime MinisterViktor Chernomyrdin's political stockhas risen considerably in the wake of his firm handling of the hostage crisis, TIME Moscow bureau chief John Kohan reports. The Russian press has been unanimous in itsscorn for President Boris Yeltsin's lack of leadership,but has high praise for the Prime Minister. There is now talk that he may run for president next year. The gruff-spoken Chernomydrin has long been in Yeltsin's shadow, says Kohan, but his dramatic televised negotiations over the weekend made him an important political figure in his own right: "While Chernomyrdin has been a Yeltsin...
...series of dramatic televised telephone negotiations with rebel leader Shamil Basayev, agreed todeclare a ceasefire in Chechnya, resume peace talks and give the gunmen safe passage home. The normally reticent Chernomyrdin surprised many with his decisive action. The government had endured a firestorm of criticism overPresident Boris Yeltsin's decision to attend the G-7 meeting rather than stay to deal with the crisis. The just-released hostages were especially angered by Yeltsin's order to use force against the terrorists. More than 100 hostages were killed by Russian soldiers during attacks on the hospital...