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Gryzlov Calls for Bureaucrats Reduction
Reduction in number of federal bureaucrats is one of conditions for the development of democracy in Russia, said Boris Gryzlov, speaker of the State Duma and leader of United Russia.
“I think that one of the highlights to be addressed is the reduction of federal bureaucrats, who work in constituents of the Federation,” Gryzlov declared Monday when addressing the Strategy 2020 forum held on the threshold of the 9th Congress of United Russia and dedicated to the country’s development till 2020.
When speaking about internal principles of the party, Gryzlov specified that United Russia backs up the intraparty democracy by giving more chances for discussions. He recalled, in particular, that quite a few discussion clubs had been set up inside the party, including the Center of Modern Conservative Policy, November 4 Club, State Patriotic Club.
Availability of developed political system in the country is one of criteria for democracy, according to United Russia’s leader.
“A lot has been done in the latest four years to create a real political system in our country,” Gryzlov said. The leader reminded about raising the passing ceiling to the State Duma from 5 percent to 7 percent and increasing the minimal strength of political parties to 50,000.
“The parties have become more understandable,” the speaker specified.
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