Russia's Zyuganov Warns of Political Crisis in Autumn, XINHUA

From: Xinhua (China) | Date: August 2, 2000 | Copyright information

Xinhua (China)
08-02-2000
MOSCOW, August 2 (Xinhua) -- Russian Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov
warned Wednesday that the country will face a political crisis in the autumn,
the Interfax news agency reported.

Contrary to the declarations of the current authorities about a strong
state, Zyuganov said, Russia is increasingly moving toward a right-wing
liberal, pro-American economy.

"We see that a stubborn covert struggle is underway at the top, which
may develop into strong confrontation in autumn," Interfax quoted Zyuganov
as saying at a meeting with editors of several regional left-wing ...