Reuters: Medvedev Fires Defiant Moscow Mayor
Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday abruptly sacked veteran Moscow
mayor Yuri Luzhkov, a powerful political opponent who criticized the
Kremlin and then defied pressure to resign.
Luzhkov, a pillar of the ruling party, had ruled Russia's capital since 1992 but angered Medvedev by suggesting the country needed a stronger and more decisive leader -- a remark seen as favoring Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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Luzhkov, a pillar of the ruling party, had ruled Russia's capital since 1992 but angered Medvedev by suggesting the country needed a stronger and more decisive leader -- a remark seen as favoring Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Read the entire article here.
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