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Putin's ministers were not told of resignation plans in advance
Source: The Guardian
Putin's ministers were not told of resignation plans in advance
Ministers were called into surprise meeting where they were told they would all be resigning from their jobs
Andrew Roth in Moscow
Thu 16 Jan 2020 17.30 GMT
Last modified on Thu 16 Jan 2020 21.15 GMT
Vladimir Putin’s plans to remake Russia’s government remained a secret kept by him and his inner circle until the very last moment, when ministers were called to a surprise meeting to be told they were all about to resign from their jobs.
“It was total shock in the government,” said Konstantin Gaaze, a Moscow-based political analyst. “They didn’t know what was being prepared for them even as they were called for the meeting with the president and prime minister.”
The sudden government reshuffle and planned amendments to the country’s constitution will help Putin secure a place in Russia’s government for himself after 2024, when his term ends as president.
But the selection may help Putin secure another aim: managing a simmering conflict among the clans and interest groups surrounding him, including those in his inner circle, who are jockeying for influence as he plans his exit from the Kremlin in 2024.
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Ministers were called into surprise meeting where they were told they would all be resigning from their jobs
Andrew Roth in Moscow
Thu 16 Jan 2020 17.30 GMT
Last modified on Thu 16 Jan 2020 21.15 GMT
Vladimir Putin’s plans to remake Russia’s government remained a secret kept by him and his inner circle until the very last moment, when ministers were called to a surprise meeting to be told they were all about to resign from their jobs.
“It was total shock in the government,” said Konstantin Gaaze, a Moscow-based political analyst. “They didn’t know what was being prepared for them even as they were called for the meeting with the president and prime minister.”
The sudden government reshuffle and planned amendments to the country’s constitution will help Putin secure a place in Russia’s government for himself after 2024, when his term ends as president.
But the selection may help Putin secure another aim: managing a simmering conflict among the clans and interest groups surrounding him, including those in his inner circle, who are jockeying for influence as he plans his exit from the Kremlin in 2024.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/16/putin-ministers-were-not-told-of-resignation-plans-in-advance
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