Financial Times: Clues emerge from Russia’s political fog
Last week was an intriguing one for Kremlinologists. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, told the Financial Times he wanted to see liberal parties in parliament – then the authorities barred a leading liberal opposition party from the coming elections. He proposed rolling back some policies of his predecessor, Vladimir Putin – then Mr Putin called this “our joint programme”.
Amid the coded and sometimes contradictory signals, the central question that has been unsettling investors – whether Mr Putin or Mr Medvedev will be president after elections next year – remains unresolved. But at least an outline is emerging of how December’s parliamentary elections and the presidential poll next March could play out. Read the story here.
Amid the coded and sometimes contradictory signals, the central question that has been unsettling investors – whether Mr Putin or Mr Medvedev will be president after elections next year – remains unresolved. But at least an outline is emerging of how December’s parliamentary elections and the presidential poll next March could play out. Read the story here.