Staunton, September 29 – Vladimir Putin’s decision to end direct elections for mayors in the name of increasing central control will in fact have the opposite effect, Roman Revunov says, because it will allow governors to amass unprecedented power and be in a position to challenge Moscow or even lead their regions out of the […]
Putin Increasing Risk of Regional Separatism by Ending Mayoral Elections, Novocherkassk Commentator Says
October 1, 2014