Re: centrist victory in Russia

Yesterday's papers claimed that "centrists", which include 4 out of the
6 parties which will be seated in Parliament next month will hove a solid
voting block and will for the first time displace the Communists as the
main block in the Duma.  According to the NYTimes, this means that many of
the free-market reforms which were held up during the previous 7 years
will finally be enacted.

There was no hold up in the implementation of "free-market implentations" 
it is
precisely these measures that have plummeted Russia into worse poverty it 
has
seen this century - there is sufficient evidence to support this.

Ismail


Ismail Lagardien
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