Putin signs law giving him authority to select candidates for regional elections

[JURIST] Russian President Vladimir Putin [official website, in Russian] approved a law on Tuesday giving him the authority to select candidates for regional elections. Under the new law, Putin will have the ability to submit three candidates [Bloomberg News report] to legislature for approval for any of the country's 83 regions. This structure can be used to circumvent direct elections. While Putin and the legislature maintain that the law is necessary to prevent unrest and protect the rights of minorities,...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/04/putin-signs-law-giving-authority-to-select-candidates.php

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