POLITICS
Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said he did not vote for United Russia, is ready for a new right political project and does not have views similar to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s.
(Vedomosti)
As protests against the ruling United Russia party swept the nation, opposition party A Just Russia overwhelmingly chose its leader Sergei Mironov, a longtime ally of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, to run against him in the March presidential election.
(The Moscow Times)
Rallies demanding a revote in the parliamentary elections took place in some 100 Russian cities, as well as near Russian embassies and consulates in dozens of cities around the world. In some regions, the rallies were unauthorized and authorities dispersed them.
(Kommersant)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin no longer has the support of Russians he earlier enjoyed, analysts said following Saturday’s protest rallies.
(Vedomosti)
Radical writer and former National Bolshevik leader Eduard Limonov will submit an application to become a presidential candidate by next week, despite being locked out of the hotel where he planned to launch his campaign.
(The Moscow Times)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Officials proposed obliging developers to build access roads to trade centers they construct. The move could prove fatal for regional companies.
(Kommersant)
Ukraine's ruling Party of Regions called for the creation of a pipeline gas shipment consortium with Russian and European companies, a move that could help the Kiev government negotiate cheaper Russian gas supplies.
(The Moscow Times)
President Dmitry Medvedev proposed that the government restrict the activity of state companies in the sphere of mergers and acquisitions.
(Vedomosti)
SOCIETY
Opposition activists in Russia, who are discontent with the results of the December 4 parliamentary elections, should be more moderate not to trigger a national disaster in the country, Russian Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin said.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
Russian television viewers saw federal TV channels cover Saturday’s protest rallies despite their earlier position to withhold information about protest demonstrations.
(Kommersant)
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