No democracy for Russia
- Published: 10/09/2010 at 11:46 PM
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Parliamentary democracy would be catastrophic for Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday, showing his suspicion of Western systems of government despite a drive to modernise the country.
Medvedev, who liberals hoped would prove a major political reformer when he took power in 2008, told a meeting of international experts that Russia's system of government was not in need of major change.
"Nothing needs to be radically changed. Not because it is not allowed, but because there is no need," Medvedev told the meeting at a forum in the Volga city of Yaroslavl.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
