Yeltsin Finishes Naming Cabinet
President Boris N. Yeltsin completed stocking his new government mostly with reformist holdovers from the previous Cabinet. Of 19 officials appointed, 13 belonged to the ousted government of Viktor S. Chernomyrdin, and several hold the same posts. The Cabinet selections were overshadowed by continuing intrigues surrounding Anatoly B. Chubais and Boris A. Berezovsky, two archenemies from the old government. Chubais will head the country’s energy monopoly, while Berezovsky will oversee the workings of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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