Putin Signs Decree on Naming of Governors
From Times Wire Reports
President Vladimir V. Putin set rules for naming Russia’s regional governors after pushing through a law that abolished their direct election.
Putin signed the decree that gives the presidential chief of staff the task of drawing up and submitting lists of gubernatorial candidates to the president.
Presidential envoys to the seven federal districts will compile names of candidates and pass them to the Kremlin.
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