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6. The little that unites various groups, regardless of ideological predilections, is: the idea of a welfare state that comes to the aid of the unprotected; positive attitude towards small business; accumulated irritation with bureaucracy.
Respondents in all groups said that it is possible and necessary to force the authorities to work and listen to people.
7. The options for the transit of power in the opinion of the respondents are not too diverse. Basically, it all comes down to the next Operation Successor: citizens are offered a politician-heir, they vote for him.
2.4 ​ ​Putin reshuffles, expands the government
President Vladimir Putin dismissed the heads of five Russian ministries on November 9 ​ (Energy, Transport, Construction, Natural Resources, and Far East and Arctic Development), and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has proposed replacements for the now vacant positions. The State Duma will vote to approve Mr. Mishustin’s candidates. We think the changes are meant to fine-tune the cabinet, which has been underequipped since Mr. Mishustin became prime minister in January, and the reshuffle is unlikely to signal any kind of strategic shift. The new appointees could improve the efficiency of their ministries, which the market could see as marginally positive.
According to Kommersant, RBC and Vedomosti, President Vladimir Putin dismissed the heads of five Russian ministries today, and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishutin has already proposed their replacements to the State Duma. The proposed changes are as follows:
● Ministry of Energy. Alexander Novak will likely become Russia's 10th deputy prime minister, with RusHydro CEO Nikolay Shulgin tapped to replace him.
● Ministry of Transport. Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Savelyev is expected to replace Yevgeny Dietrich. According to RBC, Mr. Dietrich could become the new governor of the Belgorod Region after the previous one resigned.
● Ministry of Construction. President Putin dismissed Vladimir Yakushev and appointed him to a new position as Presidential Representative in the Ural Federal District. Mr. Yakushev is expected to be replaced by his deputy Irek Faisullin, who previously served as the Republic of Tatarstan’s Minister of Construction, Architecture, and Housing and Communal Services before becoming Mr. Yakushev’s deputy at the beginning of the year.
● Ministry of Natural Resources. Dmitry Kobylkin is likely to be replaced by Minister of Far East and Arctic Development Alexander Kozlov.
11 ​RUSSIA Country Report​ December 2020 www.intellinews.com