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PUTIN AXES GOVERNMENT Russian President Vladimir Putin has dramatically fired his entire government - including the prime minister. He announced the unexpected move during a live TV broadcast. Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov has been temporarily replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko. Some analysts say Mr Kasyanov's future had been widely expected because he is closely associated with Mr Putin's predecessor Boris Yeltsin. The move was apparently designed to bolster Putin's authority ahead of elections next month. Mr Putin said he made the decision because of his "wish to set out my position on what the country's course will be after March 14, 2004". "This decision is not linked to the government's achievements, which on the whole I consider satisfactory," he said. Russian Analyst Nikolai Petrov told Sky News: "The only reason for this move is to put some additional energy into... elections." Analyst Igor Bunin of the Centre for Political Technologies, said: "Putin stood up and effectively said, 'I want to make it clear that all ties with Boris Yeltsin's family and its son, Kasyanov, have now been severed'. Voters are only going to like that. "If his rating stands at 80% now, it will jump to 85% after this announcement. It simply can't go higher than that, statistically speaking." And Sergei Markov, of the Insitute of Political Studies, said it is "not the firing of the government - it is the firing of Mikhail Kasyanov". He added: "According to the constitution, Putin can't do it without firing the whole cabinet." Oh Putin, you card! ![]()
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Russia left guessing over new PM
President Vladimir Putin has kept Russia guessing over his choice for prime minister, after sacking the entire government on Tuesday. He told the now ex-PM Mikhail Kasyanov and his ministers the change was aimed at forming a more efficient government. A new prime minister must be named within two weeks, before the presidential election on 14 March. Mr Putin has named Viktor Khristenko as interim prime minister but analysts do not expect him to stay after the poll. Few names have been mentioned to replace Mr Kasyanov, but favourites for the post are Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov, according to reports in the Russian media. Mr Kasyanov's cabinet continued work on a temporary basis. Some observers said the sacking was intended to enliven the 14 March poll - which Mr Putin is expected to win by a landslide. Mr Kasyanov was among the Kremlin's few survivors from the camp of Mr Putin's predecessor; his removal is seen as the Kremlin's formal break with the Yeltsin years. Relaxed On Wednesday, President Putin visited government headquarters in Moscow's White House, flanked by Mr Kasyanov and Mr Khristenko. Visibly more relaxed than when announcing Mr Kasyanov's removal in a live television broadcast a day earlier, the president said he had chosen the change in the midst of the campaign for "political and administrative reasons". If he had waited until after the poll, it would have been June before the new parliament approved a government, Mr Putin said. He also promised to form a new government very soon. "I am in a position to advise the public of the person I intend to present as prime minister. And I see this as my duty," Mr Putin said. Later on Wednesday, he met lawmakers from the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, which holds a majority in the lower house of parliament - the State Duma - which must approve Mr Putin's nominee. Russian news reports of the meeting did not indicate whether the president mentioned his choice by the name. But the party's leader, Boris Gryzlov, was quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency as saying that "the consultations [on the issue] will probably continue this Sunday". Under Russian law, the prime minister and his cabinet formally step down after a presidential election anyway, although all ministers can be reappointed. Artikel van BBC
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