“Most of all the problems that arise in our country, they still concern the social block: this is a pension, this is salary, this is medical support, and so on. This is the prerogative of the new prime minister. And he tried to make certain replacements. But the power block is the presidential prerogative, ”he said.
As Goncharov noted, “apparently, the president considered that those leaders who are now at the [power] posts meet all the requirements.”
“And these people have already shown themselves and proved that they are capable of solving problems of varying complexity,” he concluded.
On January 15, the Russian government resigned. The chairman of the Cabinet was appointed head of the Federal Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin.
On January 21, a new composition of the Russian government was announced.