Firing a mayor
Joshua Tucker of New York University tries to explain what's going on in Russia.The Firing of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov: A Reader's Guide
Earlier today Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev fired Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov (see here and here for good news reports). For those of you who don’t closely follow the soap opera that is “As the Kremlin Turns”, here is a quick guide to bring you up to speed:
Q) He fired him? I didn’t know mayors could get fired?
A) Yes, actually in Russia the president is allowed to fire and appoint the governors of the regions, and Moscow and St. Petersburg count as regions, so the President can fire the mayor of these cities.
Q) So why did Medvedev fire him?
A) In Medvedev’s own words:
“The reason is, that I, as the president of the Russian Federation, have lost my trust in Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov as the mayor of Moscow”...
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