RUSSIA: ALTAI - ANOTHER GOVERNOR FIDDLES WITH AN ELECTION DATE.(Brief Article)
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Date: 12/2/1999
Altai Krai's legislative assembly has decided to move gubernatorial elections from December 2000 to 2 April, "Kommersant-Daily" reported on 27 November. Governor Aleksandr Surikov supported the move as did most legislators: 35 voted in favor while only two were opposed. The real purpose behind the move, according to the daily, is to undercut the incumbent governor's potential competitors, who will now have less time to prepare a campaign ...
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