POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cheka, War Communism, Nikolai Bukharin
15 Apr 2013
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Pol354 lecture 3 thursday, october 6, 2011. United russia party effectively holds all of the power (today). It is the party of which putin is not a member but sits as the head of the party. Meeting on sept 23/24 decisions about the leaders roles both during and after the election were made. The decisions with regards to the nominations of megvedev and putin to run. Putin announced that if he becomes president he would like to elect megvedev as prime minister, would put megvedev at the top of the list for duma elections. The prime minister is not chosen by parliament, of head of the majority party. The prime minister is nominated by the president and then goes to the duma for confirmation. Should the duma refuse the candidate the president can make a second nomination (this can happen 3 times).
