Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Russian president to lift Mayor Yuri Luzhkov of Moscow office

MOSCOW, Sept. 28 (Xinhua Weiliang Lei) 28, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree, announced the lifting of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's office.
Russian presidential press service announced the same day, Medvedev signed the premature termination of Mayor Luzhkov's order, because Luzhkov lost the trust of the president.
Command also appointed First Deputy Mayor of Moscow temporarily out Sim Mayor.
Russian media quoted Russian presidential press secretary quarter of Make Wa saying Luzhkov could leave a more modest way, that is to resign. Medvedev will not be dismissed
Luzhkov met.
Russian official media in recent days criticized Luzhkov suspected corruption, dereliction of duty, abuse of power. Media had speculated that he might last two days have been
dismissed.
Luzhkov, 26, the week just ended holiday home in Austria. He had announced on the 27th will not resign.
The 74-year-old Yuri Luzhkov in June 1992 by President Yeltsin when he was appointed mayor of Moscow, after three consecutive re-election, most recently in June 2007. Luzhkov is
the United Russia Party Supreme Council Deputy Chairman.

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