The story of the illness of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev last week became perhaps the most discussed topic on the Internet. The forecast for the imminent resignation of the head of the Cabinet of Ministers was born at lightning speed, as, in fact, were the protests with the corresponding demand. But the popular activity did not end there: a link to computer game“Petition for Medvedev’s resignation – 2017.” Who is eager for the Prime Minister to leave and who is predicted to take his place - in the FederalPress material.
“Medvedev owes his super popularity to Navalny, Putin and the flu”
Russians learned about the illness of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev from President Vladimir Putin on March 14, during a meeting of the head of state with ministers. Putin’s words that “Dmitry Anatolyevich was not saved” spread on the Internet with lightning speed. On that day, Medvedev was not only not present at the meeting of the President with the Cabinet of Ministers, but also for the first time this year he missed an off-site meeting of the United Russia faction, at which discussions current issues APK.
Dmitry Medvedev's illness, however, was short-lived - already on March 15, he appeared at the White House and even met with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
For Internet users, the Prime Minister's return the day after the announcement of his illness only became another reason for discussion - the head of the Cabinet of Ministers managed to cure the flu suspiciously quickly. A photograph of coffeebarberry on Instagram, taken in Krasnaya Polyana allegedly on March 10, that is, before Medvedev’s illness, added fuel to the fire. Few people believed this date. Reasonable questions that immediately arose among users: why did this photo not appear in social network on the same day, but waited in the wings for almost a week, and how did the prime minister manage to overcome the flu in 3-4 days?
Thus, Dmitry Medvedev’s illness and the fact that it was publicly announced not even by the prime minister’s press secretary, but personally by the president of the country, only intensified the talk about his impending resignation, which began after oppositionist Alexei Navalny released a film about Medvedev’s property. Someone even joked: Navalny, Putin and the flu made Medvedev super popular.
This March will probably be remembered by the Russian Prime Minister for a new wave of rumors and protests for his resignation. Suffice it to recall the events of March 6 in St. Petersburg, where about 70 people took part in the people’s gathering organized by the youth democratic movement “Spring”. The action was just a response to the investigation of Navalny’s foundation.
Last weekend, rallies for the resignation of the government led by Dmitry Medvedev took place in Russian cities. In Birobidzhan, the communists accused Medvedev of causing “social ulcers”, the collapse of housing and communal services and agriculture, industry and transport system. In Ulyanovsk, communists also came out to a rally and demanded, in addition, the resignation of the president, but the slogans were not much different from the slogans of their party colleagues from the Jewish Autonomous Region.
These days, a link to the computer game “Petition for Medvedev’s resignation 2017” began to spread on various forums these days. However, it did not arouse mass interest.
So should we expect resignation?
His opponents are demanding the resignation of Dmitry Medvedev almost exactly as long as he has been head of the Cabinet. These demands result in protest rallies and various kinds petitions. Last September, FederalPress, as part of the special project “Wind of Change,” spoke about the next wave of popular discontent with the Prime Minister. Then, literally a few days before the State Duma elections, experts were skeptical about the likelihood of Medvedev’s resignation.
And today, despite the revealing publications of Alexei Navalny, experts basically share the same opinion - nothing threatens Medvedev. “At the end of 2016 – beginning of 2017, Dmitry Medvedev’s position strengthened,” comments a leading analyst at the Agency for Political and Economic Communications Mikhail Neizhmakov. – Yes, and information attacks are not carried out against a person who is about to leave his position. Therefore, the current prime minister has a good chance of working in his current post at least until the eve of presidential elections».
Medvedev’s immediate future, according to Neizhmakov, depends on the strategic tasks that Vladimir Putin will define for himself for his new presidential term.
In addition, “the prime minister in the Russian political system has not been the main “lightning rod” for a long time (as is often the case in presidential republics, say, France),” the expert noted. Therefore, “unpopular measures in public opinion are associated with specific ministers, and not with the head of government.”
Director of the Institute of Political Sociology Vyacheslav Smirnov In general, he believes that “Medvedev will remain for a long time.” “It is advisable or not advisable to change the prime minister before the presidential elections. And after the presidential elections, why change? The president has already received his 65-75 percent, and who the prime minister will be is no longer so important,” the political scientist explains his position.
According to the director of the Center for Regional Policy Development Ilya Grashchenkov, “Medvedev can remain in office until his departure becomes a necessary step to preserve Putin’s own power.” “He is a loyal ally of the president, he has proven his loyalty,” explains the expert. – He even proved his effectiveness, because under his leadership the United Russia party won the State Duma elections in 2016. He created his own powerful clan, which includes up to 30% of Russian governors. It influences the largest financial and industrial groups - such as Gazprom.
Taking all this into account, political scientist Roman Kolesnikov believes that “the story of Dmitry Anatolyevich’s absence from two important meetings should not obscure the eyes with a veil of expectation of resignation.”
Sobyanin is first on the list
At the same time, experts do not undertake to completely deny the possibility of changing the prime minister. Today, as a rule, there are four names circulating in the media: among possible replacements for Dmitry Medvedev, they name the former head of the Ministry of Finance Alexei Kudrin, the mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin, the Deputy Prime Minister - Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev, the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu.
Many experts, in particular Mikhail Neizhmakov, are of the opinion that “the appointment to the post of prime minister of an open supporter of unpopular economic reforms Alexei Kudrin is unlikely.” This is unlikely to happen even after the presidential elections.
Ilya Grashchenkov believes that “Alexei Kudrin, with all his desire to take this post, last years I was just losing my political weight.” At the same time, the political scientist does not exclude that with enough difficult situation in the country, “Medvedev may be allowed to leave “on the rise,” while Kudrin will have a very difficult task, the failure of which may be blamed on him.” “In essence, Kudrin is not much different from Medvedev ideologically - this will only be a hardware change of management, plus a tightening of the financial sector in terms of taxes and fees. But this is not [presidential adviser Sergei] Glazyev, and not an alternative concept of state development, not the Juche idea,” Grashchenkov noted.
The option of raising the current head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu to the level of prime minister, according to political scientist Ilya Grashchenkov, is not relevant. “Most likely, it could be considered on the condition that Russia finds itself in a state of isolation and cold war with the West, when the government must be headed by a strong and authoritative leader. But in this case, Shoigu will become a direct competitor to Putin himself, I think both understand this,” Grashchenkov noted.
However, the most likely candidate for the prime minister's post is Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Several political scientists told FederalPress. Roman Kolesnikov explains his position by the fact that Sobyanin is the most “experienced and successful business executive. “In addition, Sobyanin has significant hardware weight for the prime minister’s appointment. IN latest rating influence of governors, he confidently ranks first. He worked as both the head of the Administration and the head of the government apparatus,” the expert recalled.
By the way, the option of Sobyanin’s appointment is quite possible: the capital’s mayor’s term of office is about to expire in 2018. And after the presidential elections, Vladimir Putin may well offer him not to run for mayor, but to head the country’s government. At the same time, according to political scientist Ilya Grashchenkov, Sobyanin’s closeness to Medvedev “speaks of possible continuity of course.”
TASS DOSSIER. On May 7, 2018, the elected President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took office. In connection with this, the government of the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister, resigns its powers. This requirement is contained in Article 116 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
IN modern history For Russia, this government resignation will be the 16th in a row. Dmitry Medvedev has served as Prime Minister since May 8, 2012 (2 thousand 191 days) - longer than all his predecessors. The previous record belonged to Viktor Chernomyrdin - 1 thousand 925 days. Sergei Stepashin had the shortest tenure as head of government - 82 days.
From 1990 to 2018, the Russian cabinet of ministers was headed by 12 people: Ivan Silaev (twice), Boris Yeltsin, Yegor Gaidar (served as acting prime minister), Viktor Chernomyrdin (twice), Sergei Kiriyenko, Yevgeny Primakov, Sergei Stepashin, Vladimir Putin (twice), Mikhail Kasyanov, Mikhail Fradkov (twice), Viktor Zubkov and Dmitry Medvedev.
Grounds for government resignation
According to the basic law of the Russian Federation, the decision to dismiss the government is made only by the head of state. Russian legislation- the constitution and the federal constitutional law on the government of the Russian Federation - provides several grounds for the resignation of the cabinet of ministers:
- in connection with the inauguration of the elected president of the country;
- voluntarily;
- on the initiative of the president;
- due to the resignation of the Prime Minister;
- in connection with a vote of no confidence in the State Duma, adopted either on the initiative of the majority of deputies, or in response to a question of confidence in the cabinet posed to the State Duma by the Prime Minister.
In connection with the inauguration of the new president
The decision on the resignation of the cabinet of ministers is formalized by government decree on the day the new head of state takes office.
In the modern history of Russia, six governments resigned in this way: Ivan Silaev (July 10, 1991), Viktor Chernomyrdin (August 9, 1996), Vladimir Putin (twice - May 7, 2000 and 2012), Mikhail Fradkov (May 7, 2004). ) and Viktor Zubkov (May 7, 2008).
At the initiative of the government
The Cabinet of Ministers can independently decide on its resignation at a special meeting. Russian legislation does not provide any formal grounds for this. The Prime Minister, on behalf of his colleagues, submits a corresponding petition to the President, who can accept or reject it. In modern Russian history such a precedent occurred only once, when on September 12, 2007, Mikhail Fradkov submitted a petition to the president to resign the government.
According to the comments to the basic law edited by the head of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin, this decision was made in agreement with the head of state.
On the initiative of the President
The Russian president can decide to resign the government on his own, based on considerations of political necessity.
Since 1993, heads of state have dissolved the cabinet of ministers in this way five times: Boris Yeltsin dismissed the governments of Viktor Chernomyrdin and Sergei Kiriyenko in 1998, Yevgeny Primakov and Sergei Stepashin in 1999, Vladimir Putin dismissed the government of Mikhail Kasyanov in 2004.
Due to the resignation of the Prime Minister
The resignation of the head of government, by law, automatically leads to the dissolution of the cabinet of ministers headed by him. The prime minister can be dismissed from office by the president either at his own request or if he is “impossible to fulfill his powers.” In the latter case we're talking about about the serious illness or death of the head of the cabinet, the presence of facts compromising the chairman of the government, as well as about his improper performance of his duties.
The head of state is obliged to notify the Federation Council and the State Duma of his decision. There were no such precedents in domestic political practice.
State Duma vote of no confidence
The resignation of the government may follow in connection with the State Duma passing a vote of no confidence in the cabinet. The corresponding initiative can be put forward by one of the factions or a group of deputies numbering at least 1/5 of total number parliamentarians. Within a week, the Duma is considering this question at its meeting and makes a decision simple majority votes. If the head of state does not agree with the opinion of the deputy corps, the Duma can express no confidence in the government again within three months.
Then the president announces either the resignation of the government or the dissolution of the State Duma and calls new elections of deputies. However, according to Part 3 of Art. 109 of the constitution, the head of state does not have the right to dissolve the State Duma within a year after its election, which implies only possible outcome- resignation of the government.
The only partially completed vote of no confidence in the government was announced in Russia on June 21, 1995, after the terrorist attack in Budennovsk. It was initiated by Sergei Glazyev, a representative of the Duma faction of the Democratic Party of Russia. Out of 449 deputies, 241 voted for the resignation of the cabinet of ministers, 72 voted against it, and 20 abstained. Russian President Boris Yeltsin did not agree with the position of the parliamentarians. During the re-vote, the deputies failed to collect the number of votes required for a vote of no confidence.
However, by its actions, the Duma forced the head of state to compromise by accepting the resignation of the ministers of the so-called power bloc: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Nationalities and Regional Policy Nikolai Egorov, Minister of Internal Affairs Viktor Erin, FSB Director Sergei Stepashin, as well as Governor of the Stavropol Territory Evgeniy Kuznetsova.
The question of trust in government
The Prime Minister himself can raise the question of confidence in his cabinet before the State Duma. If the Duma refuses confidence, the president must, within seven days, sign a decree dismissing the government or a decree dissolving the State Duma and calling new elections. If the Duma was elected less than a year ago, the only option is the resignation of the government.
A similar step was taken on June 22, 1995 by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Viktor Chernomyrdin, in response to the State Duma expressing no confidence in his government on June 21. On July 1, 1995, this proposal, as a result of the compromise reached the day before, did not receive the required number of votes. Only 193 deputies again supported the resignation of the cabinet, 117 voted against, and 48 out of 449 parliamentarians abstained. After this, Chernomyrdin withdrew his request from the lower house of parliament.
In the State Duma regulations, in case the prime minister raises the question of confidence in his government during the period when the lower house of parliament is considering a vote of no confidence in the cabinet, a special procedure is enshrined. First, a resolution on confidence in the government is put to a vote. If it does not receive a majority of votes, a resolution of no confidence in the government is put to a vote. If it does not obtain a majority, consideration of the issue is terminated.
Formation of a new cabinet
After resignation, members of the government continue to perform their duties on behalf of the president until the creation of a new cabinet. Maximum term for its formation in accordance with Art. 111 and 112 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation is one month. The president submits a proposal for a candidate for the post of prime minister to the State Duma no later than two weeks after the resignation of the previous cabinet. Deputies must make their decision within a week. If approved, the new head of the cabinet submits proposals to the president on the structure and composition of his government within a week.
LADIES and “ten little Indians”: who will be left behind, who will be sent away
The meeting of the Russian government on April 26 was announced as the last one in current composition. But then the White House realized that it was wrong to decide for the president: perhaps the formation of a new Cabinet would take several weeks, and then the ministers would still have to meet in acting status. Nevertheless, from today onwards we can safely apply the rhyme about “ten little Indians” to all those present: we will find out which of them will fall asleep and not wake up, who will be bitten by a bumblebee, and who will drown in the sea - after the inauguration.
Agenda " last supper" was absolutely routine: no public discussions, only introduction the prime minister, who, according to tradition, summarized everything that would be discussed behind closed doors.
Dmitry Medvedev called the bill “On Customs Regulation” the main topic: it brings Russian standards in accordance with the law of the Eurasian Economic Union. In a good way, the document should have been adopted before January 1, 2018, when the EAEU Customs Code came into force, but officials were in no hurry: as a result, they ran into another conflict with Belarus and misunderstanding with Kazakhstan.
In addition, the Prime Minister said, the Cabinet of Ministers needs to agree on the next distribution of funds from the Reserve Fund. 16 billion rubles will go to regions that, without federal support, will not be able to comply with the presidential decree on increasing the minimum wage to the subsistence level from May 1.
And 6 billion rubles - for the implementation of the development program for the Sukhoi Superjet -100 family of aircraft. “These measures will increase the reliability of superjets and, I hope, increase sales volumes,” Medvedev explained.
Needless to say, most ministers listened to his speech with half an ear. Some probably already imagined themselves somewhere on distant and carefree shores. Others delved into thick folders with documents, hoping that some old man Derzhavin would notice their work enthusiasm and, going to his grave, bless them.
Before the meeting, it became known that the day before, at which the strategy for socio-economic development until 2025 and public administration reform were discussed.
This fact clearly speaks in favor of maintaining the powers of the current prime minister. Because why would an expert, whose proposals have already been approved and even partially announced by the Kremlin, discuss anything with a “lame duck”?
It is also worth noting that after the report in the State Duma, DAM returned to its usual schedule, again began traveling to the regions and actively making plans for the future. Just this week he held a commission on economic modernization and a meeting of the council on priority projects, where tasks for this and subsequent years were discussed.
However, Kudrin's meeting with Medvedev was hardly limited to a general discussion. Active PR of the head of the Central Social Research Center in the media (and Lately he gave several interviews) clearly indicates the ex-Minister of Finance’s readiness to return to big politics. Just in what roles?
If information about the departure of First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov according to " at will" are correct, then the following option looks most likely. Shuvalov's place is replaced by presidential assistant for economic issues Andrei Belousov, and the position of Belousov himself goes to Kudrin. This scheme allows the head of the TsSR not to find a job in the government, from which, we recall, he left because of conflict with Medvedev, and at the same time personally control how the strategy and other reforms are implemented.
Kudrin himself said in an interview with Interfax that he does not comment on issues related to his future activities. However, the CSR, according to him, is nothing more than a launching pad for applicants for high positions. Kudrin even prepared proposals for the personal composition of the new Cabinet, which will be made public when the president announces his decisions.
As practice shows, Vladimir Putin does not like sudden movements, which means that the composition of the government is unlikely to be renewed by more than 30%. Of all those who attended the last meeting of the old Cabinet, the ministers of the economic bloc - Anton Siluanov (Ministry of Finance), Maxim Oreshkin (MED) and Denis Manturov (Ministry of Industry and Trade), who some even predict to be vice-chairman - have the greatest chance of getting into the first meeting of the new government. premieres.
Experts and the media usually name Vladimir Medinsky (Ministry of Culture), Maxim Sokolov (Ministry of Transport) and Vitaly Mutko (Deputy Prime Minister for Sports) among the main “negros”. Each of these officials, indeed, has a trail of scandals and miscalculations. But will, for example, Sokolov’s reprimand for VIM-Avia or Medinsky’s dubious dissertation become an argument for Vladimir Putin? big question. It is possible that he forgot about this reprimand a long time ago. I haven’t even heard about the dissertation scandal.
With the same success, questions about impeccable professional compliance can be asked, for example, to Olga Vasilyeva (Ministry of Education), who, at a meeting with high school students in Zaryadye, was unable to give a single specific comment about the Unified State Exam. Or Alexander Tkachev (Ministry of Agriculture), who advocates the export of pork to Iran. By the way, both ministers also appear on the list of supposed retirees.
However, the most likely candidates for relegation in the eyes of government officials themselves are Alexander Galushka (Ministry Far East) and Alexander Konovalov (Ministry of Justice). Yuri Trutnev, a close associate of the president, is actively lobbying for the resignation of the former. The second one - although he is Medvedev's creation - did not justify the trust and gave up work long ago.
Even the name of Konovalov’s possible replacement is not hidden: this is Oleg Plokhoi, who was recently transferred from the Administration to become deputy to the would-be minister.
More curious is the fate of another person close to the prime minister - Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, whose positions were undermined by the recent arrest of the Magomedov brothers. Most sources agree that Dvorkovich will remain, but with greatly reduced powers.
World Championship in in full swing, it was at this time that we were expecting a strike from Ukraine in the Donbass and a provocation, but we received Double punch in the back from the native Russian Government.
Four days have passed since this gift. The Russians are retreating , trying to use a calculator to calculate how much they were bent to the Bottom. The arithmetic is not reassuring, and neither are the prospects. The weekend and sunny weather slightly distracted our compatriots from sad thoughts, but everything looks rather vile and with the smell of a total majority in the Parliament and the Federation Council, which are already ready to give deep, group approval to our Government bloc, waving their bodies in unison. So there will soon be another law of scoundrels.
The comrades did not expect that the people would not swallow it and would begin to be indignant. There's no way to get away with jokes here; people who are freaked out can take up pitchforks, and this is a very real scenario. Here even the TV choked, but thank God that there are powerful interpreters and calmers Kiselev, Solovyov and company.
The guys have nowhere to go, the state order and the feeding trough must be honestly worked out, so they tell the people fairy tales for the people’s money. It looked very disgusting. They worked so hard that you just want to spit...
No matter how the TV tries to smooth out the corners, no matter how respected experts and economists say that raising the retirement age bar is the right measure, otherwise the Khan’s pension system is the most important result of this whole story - a complete failure of economic and social policy those guys from the Government and the Kremlin who made themselves cozy nest over the past two decades. The deception of the people is obvious when Vladimir Putin is all in white, Medvedev reads out the verdict on paper, and the boyars with wide muzzles and downcast eyes bleat something. Why couldn’t Vladimir Putin say this before April 18? What were you afraid of? I would have won anyway... There is something vile and humiliating in this whole story. Lies and complete lies.
Perhaps the pension reform is even a very forced measure, which was delayed until “after the elections,” but several boyish questions arise for those boys whom we have been following for 18 years.
1. Why didn’t Putin, Medvedev and company start with themselves and give up their royal benefits? We can count how many palaces were built and how much they cost the people.
2. Why did the deputies of United Russia not give up their boyar salaries and benefits, and do not want to share all the hardships of the Bottom along with the people?
3. Why didn’t they start with those healthy, young men and women in uniform, who had a good time on state support at headquarters, and also apply for an apartment and a decent pension? We don’t live in the 19th century, when they were drafted into the army and at the age of 40-45 they were written off half-dead and crippled. Is the work of a doctor or a truck driver easier?
4. What did the Government offer to Russians besides raising the retirement age? Qualitative improvement of medicine and medical care? Or launched a program to ensure retraining and guarantee the provision of decent jobs for people over 55-60 years old? Just promises that you can't believe - you don't respect yourself.
5. In recent years, have we really been able to improve the quality of life and nutrition of Russians due to accessibility? quality products food for healthy image life? Alas, people eat everything that is cheap and harmful, and not because of a good life.
6. What about the experts’ forecasts that in the near future, as people are forced out of the economy due to the introduction of new technologies and the automation of many routine processes, there will be a problem with what to do with people who are simply not needed. How many will be able to find a job, especially at an already respectable age?
Here shining example. I pull up to a gas station and there’s no one there. Only speakers and a card machine.
How many such examples are there and where should people go? When making their forecasts for decades, did these heads from the Government think about this?
There are many questions, but there are no answers to them. This crook lowered all our bowels into London mansions, their residences, yachts, planes, foreign accounts. Here people have a gap in consciousness - there is no money, but you hold on if you live to see our Olympus, which is crazy with fat.
You can give hundreds of arguments for pension reform, telling how it is in the USA, Germany or Japan, but can you give at least one argument why you didn’t start with yourself? The stories about +12,000 rubles a year are wonderful, but this money will be eaten up by inflation, which has been at least 10% since the beginning of this year, judging by the prices in stores, at gas stations, and prices for air tickets have long since crossed this line.
What will the State Duma deputies and Sobyanin personally say when he goes to the polls? Does he support these decisions on pensions and repression of business in the perverted form of VAT +11/2%? He can go to the polls on his own, but he is an integral part of United Russia. People will ask him this question, but he will simply hide from it, otherwise they may not choose.
The situation with raising the retirement age and VAT must be considered comprehensively, and in the context of what is happening in the country. We are simply talking about a bestial attitude towards Russians and business. Why don’t we set the right standards for people in the rest of the world - take, for example, lowering the retirement age by a couple of years? Why not revive the business by reducing VAT to 12-14%? Why not fix gasoline prices at 20 rubles? liter? Many will say that these are populist issues, but this is nonsense. A reduction in costs always leads to business growth, including non-resource exports, and as a result, economic growth and the ability to allocate more money on the social security of those who need it, and not those who are entitled to it.
Sooner or later the situation will explode, it is impossible to look with love and hope at those who hit you on the head with a club and say - You will work more and eat less!
So, dear “cattle electorate”, the elections are over, we are tightening our belts and getting ready to continue kissing United Russia on the lower parts of its beautiful body with beautiful faces.
Are Russian protests against the proposed pension reform real? I'm sure yes, it's missing last straw. Anyone who organizes a rally against government outrages will gather millions of people under his wing. But why doesn’t Alexey Navalny do this? Why are trade unions and communists silent? Hey, comrades...
And at the end of the post, a little from life on the sports ground of one of the Moscow parks. Opening time around 8.00, Sunday 17 June. About a dozen people were working on the site. Between approaches, those gathered, who were mostly men, discussed the latest actions of our government. The average age of those present was 45-60 years. So, they were worried about two questions.
The first is whether they will reach retirement age and in what form? And the second most important thing is who will hire them, if now after 45-50 it is very difficult to find a job. This is what Moscow residents say, but what about residents of the outback, where young people cannot find work, and what should the older and pre-retirement generation do?
I believe that the new Government should resign, and Vladimir Putin should come out to the people, apologize and repent. Of course, he was aware of the proposed reform, although Peskov says that GDP had nothing to do with it. And we, who write and speak, are obliged to speak loudly and write about this, since many Russians are simply afraid to speak for fear of reprisals.
Now it will be like in a zone - “Don’t believe, don’t be afraid, don’t ask,” but rely only on yourself and your loved ones. Save for your old age and all methods are good for this. We are entering into a very bad time, when many will find themselves not at the poverty line, but at the survival line.
On Friday, to be honest, I haven’t received so many letters from readers in a long time who are simply horrified by what happened and their prospects. Many of those who wrote, and this is several hundred people, say that they are ready to take to the streets, since there is no other option. Personally, I am ready to go out and demand the resignation of ALL of us, who lied and are fed up.
Why is the opposition silent and not taking to the streets?
There are increasingly frequent calls to dismiss the anti-people government led by Dmitry Medvedev.
The leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov was the first to voice this
“The government team in its current form is unable to solve the pressing problems facing the country. We insist that the country needs a different cabinet of ministers, a government of people’s trust is needed.”
But the communists did not limit themselves to one statement. Rallies were held throughout the country, where, along with posters against pension reform, protesters called for the resignation of the government.
The Communist Party faction in the State Duma also shares the opinion of its leader.
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on economic policy Nikolay Arefiev
“No development is expected. With this government we are unable to develop either the economy or social sphere. Such a government must resign itself. But they don’t have enough conscience to decide to take this step.”
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building Vadim Solovyov
If they solve budget problems at the expense of citizens, it will turn out that the consequences of their policy of focusing on raw materials development will be shifted onto the shoulders of citizens. And what kind of government is this? Such a government should resign, at least the socio-economic bloc should do so.
Moscow Economic Forum expert, economist Andrey Parshev
We must understand that those people who brought the country to a crisis, by definition, cannot lead it out of it
How does government resignation happen?
my opinion
There is no need to think about the State Duma handing over its breadwinners. The majority there belongs to United Russia, so the opinion of the remaining deputies from other factions does not play any role.
That the government or prime minister will resign of his own free will is also a fantasy. Non-samurai, however, will not do hara-kiri to themselves.
The decision of the President remains...... I already wrote why Putin appointed Medvedev for another term.
But the “whipping boy” not only has not yet completed his task, but also seems to have failed it. Of course, the president will sacrifice him without blinking an eye.
But not now. Early. They will still try to push through the pension reform as harshly as possible so as not to cause mass protests.
What will the resignation of the government change? In my opinion - not much.
Others will come and act in the same way according to the saying “Don’t get drunk by the water”
Nikolai Karamzin wrote 200 years ago about Russian embezzlement, bribery and theft:
They steal, my friend, they steal everywhere
Not much until we start with ourselves.
Until we start working in white, until we drag everything that is bad, that can be stolen.
And until we stop believing in the good king - the master.
But this is my opinion…….
