Excerpt, "Mr. Putin took the reins of the All-Russia People’s Front at its
founding congress on Tuesday. The Front, set up two years ago as a loose
umbrella organisation for 2,500 pro-Kremlin groups, will now have a
governing body, structure and regional branches. Taking leadership of
the People’s Front Mr. Putin has further distanced himself from the
ruling party, United Russia, which has largely become discredited as a
party of corrupt bureaucracy. Two years ago Mr. Putin handed over
chairmanship of United Russia to then President Dmitry Medvedev."
Source:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/putin-shifts-to-nonparty-movement-for-new-political-base/article4807585.eceProtesters marched in Moscow in the past few days this week.
Further reading on the political party:
http://rt.com/politics/putin-all-russia-front-600/ posted about 4:50pm EST June 12, 2013.
