Putin sets up a National Front political movement to consolidate hold on power in Russia

Author: Edwards Johnson Section: Major Events of the Month

Issue: June 2011, Vol. 6, No. 5

Tags: Putin

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New Political Alliance

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has set up the Russian National Front (RNF) movement, a new political alliance, to boost the chances of his pet political project, United Russia Party, of keeping its majority in State Duma in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He later followed up the initiative with meetings members of the new alliance's Coordination Council, comprising top United Russia Party members as well as business, labor and civic leaders across the nation to discuss their plans for the State Duma election in December 2011.