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Medvedev moves to restore gubernatorial elections

14:10 23/01/2012 President Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma a draft law restoring direct popular elections of regional governors to terms of up to five years and enabling political parties to nominate candidates for governorships.

Draft law enables discharged governors to turn to court

16:37 16/01/2012 A draft law submitted to the State Duma on Monday enables governors removed from office to appeal the decision in court and participate in new elections.

Russian political system reform bills may be adopted in February

12:59 12/01/2012 The parliament's lower house speaker Sergei Naryshkin assumed at the Thursday Duma meeting that the Russian political system reform bills proposed by President Medvedev may be adopted as early as in February, even before the presidential elections.

Legislature receives amendments obliging officials to disclose private spendings

14:07 10/01/2012 United Russia Deputy Andrey Skoch has submitted to the State Duma a bill intended to make officials disclose their private spendings in excess of their declared income.

Debt relief

10:00 06/01/2012 President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law that changes the way individuals pay back bank loans. Now people will be able to repay the loan early in full or by installments provided two conditions are met.

Addict compulsory treatment unpopular worldwide, expert says

11:55 28/12/2011 Drug addict compulsory treatment is not applied in the developed countries, says Yevgeny Krupitsky, head of narcology department at the St. Petersburg Psychoneurological Research Institute.

Federation Council to ask Constitutional Court if senators can be directly elected

17:30 27/12/2011 The Federation Council is contemplating inquiring at the Constitutional Court to clarify if the Constitution allows direct elections of senators.

Photo: The protest rally "For fair elections" on Moscow's Sakharov Avenue

17:04 26/12/2011

Judicial examination commissions to be established in Russia - Medvedev

15:06 22/12/2011 Independent examination commissions will soon be established in Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev said during his annual state of the union address on Thursday. The commissions will be responsible for examining judge applicants.

Decisions in effect should not affect criminal investigations - Supreme Court

14:23 21/12/2011 The Constitutional Court confirmed that decisions in civil, commercial and administrative cases that have already come into effect are indisputable, although they should not interfere with the investigation of criminal cases.

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