Game of Courts

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - Report 05 Jul 2013 by Alexey Dolinskiy

The recent presidential announcement of the unification of Russia’s Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Arbitration of Russia, which contradicts a previously approved strategy, may be an indication of Putin’s work on the Prime Minister’s retirement plan. Dmitry Medvedev was the architect of Russia’s recent judicial reform and has a Ph.D. in law. He could potentially become the head of a restructured judicial system, if it is established. However, combining the two parallel court systems into a single system will definitely take some time.

Several top-level economic officials of Russia exchanged positions: Elvira Nabiullina left the Presidential Aide post to head the Central Bank, ex-Minister for Economic Development Andrey Belousov became the Aide to the President, while the First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank became a new minister. Consequently, reshuffles in all three teams will take place, but national policy is unlikely to change.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin resigned, remaining acting Mayor, to hold early elections in September 2013. Leaving no time for the opposition to prepare, and in an absence of equal competition, he is a strong candidate, who is likely to re-take the office despite the ongoing problems in city management. The decision was approved in the Kremlin as it prevents excessive opposition activity in the city, which would be the case had the election been held as planned in 2015.

Several months after changing the leadership in one of the poorest and most populous areas of the North Caucasus, the Kremlin once again openly interfered in the fragile regional political balance, arresting the mayor of the regional capital, Said Amirov. He has been known as one of the region’s most powerful politicians, although allegedly involved in large-scale criminal activities.

Polls show that Russians want state support for the cultural organizations, but the level of required support is seen differently. Libraries seem to require most help, while cinema, in the view of Russians, can sustain itself with limited support.

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