Kremlin tightens grip on Russian regional governance

A regional governance reform billed as 'unifying' power is all about creating a single hierarchy topped by the Kremlin

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  • Consolidating the state
  • Governors lose power
  • Regional parliaments diminished
  • Limited redress in the courts
  • Criticisms of the bill
  • Stability aim could foster instability

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