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Main page > Products > Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts - The weekly bulletin > Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (11) 699 Politics in Russia: power, lobby, conflicts. Issue No (11) 699March 3 – 9, 2008 Elite expecting reshufflePolitical life continues slowing down ahead of the “big reshuffle”. Last week’s main event was the drawing of the presidential election results. Government players, fearing to undermine their own interests, did not make any serious steps, and the standoff between elite clans moved to provinces and spilled in mass media. Despite that the results of the presidential ballot was predictable, shortly after their announcement we see competition for their interpretation, especially of Dmitry Medvedev’s results. Experts are trying to answer the question whether the successor managed to outstrip Putin’s result in 2004? There is no unambiguous answer because in percentage terms he didn’t but in absolute terms (considering high turnout) Dmitry Medvedev got around 3 million votes more. It is possible that this fact will be used by his disciples as an argument for greater independency already at the first stage of power succession. The quietness in the government domain was breached by leaks in the mass media of efforts of certain players, who prefer to conceal them. In particular, Sergei Chemezov, who in 2007 was considered one of the most influential lobbyists in Russia, has found itself surrounded by “enemies.” Partly conceding control of the Russian Technology Corporation to the Zubkov-Serdyukov tandem, he faced a new obstacle in the form of the government’s Military-Industrial Commission headed by Sergei Ivanov. Since this conflict is about an important issue – capital stock of the state corporation – it is possible that this time Chemezov will have to accept concessions. In other news, the standoff between the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Investigation Committee continued. This time it spilled in mass media not as a result of another stage of the turf war but as a result of a focused informational campaign organized by the elite groups supporting Yuri Chaika against Alexander Bastrykin. It is quite possible that this will have negative consequences for the IC chief because Vladimir Putin has repeatedly expressed discontent with taking conflicts to public, especially by security officials. There are also first signs of elite’s preparation for reshuffle. In particular, the State Duma authorized the bill allowing the president to lift ban on combining offices for state officials. This measure will be necessary to reshuffle elite – if it is impossible to find an office for a fired person that would match his ambitions, they will be offered two or more offices at the same time. Major events March 3 - March 9, 2008
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