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The new Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Michoustin received almost unanimous support from the Duma, less than 24 hours after the surprise announcement of the resignation of the previous government and of the man who had led it since 2012, Dmitri Medvedev.
From our correspondent in Moscow,
There he is, this Prime Minister still unknown to the general public 24 hours earlier. In front of the Russian deputies, Mikhaïl Michoustine speaks with confidence, without hesitation. In his ten-minute speech, the former tax boss repeated the priorities announced the day before by Vladimir Putin: boosting the economy and purchasing power.
" The president said that people need to feel real change now. With our budget surplus, we have the means to achieve the goals set by the president. Our priority will be children, family and quality of life, ”says Mikhaïl Michoustine.
In the Parliament, not a single deputy will vote against the candidacy of the Prime Minister designated by Vladimir Poutine. To hear critical voices, it is necessary to leave the Duma and turn to these opponents deprived of elections. Like Lioubov Sobol, a relative of Alexei Navalny: “ For me, this man will not be involved in politics, but will be an executioner in the Putin system. Of course, Putin is the only one who makes the key decisions in our country. This will still be the case in 2020, and Putin wants to maintain this order of things for a long time. "
Alexei Navalny's anti-corruption foundation has already targeted the new Prime Minister. By asking him yesterday for explanations about his wife's personal fortune. A fortune which would not be justified, according to the opponent, by any official activity.