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The conflict between Russia"s ruling pro-Kremlin...
general director of the Political Technology Center, Dmitry Orlov, said that Mironov, when he signed the coalition agreement with United Russia, in fact gave up his opposition to United Russia and suffered an "image and political defeat."Russia was badly hit by the global economic crisis, with the Russian government devaluing the ruble and cutting spending. The government has also introduced a set of unpopular measures in 2010, including higher utility services bills, increased prices for food and medicines, and higher public transport fares.
However, despite heavy criticism from opposition parties, the popularity of Putin and President Medvedev was not damaged by the crisis and they remain unchallenged leaders in opinion polls.
MOSCOW, February 9 (RIA Novosti)
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