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Martin Wolf and Fiona Hill on democracy’s year of peril
FT News Briefing
The Importance of Checks and Balances in Post-Soviet Russia
In October 1993, a critical event unfolded in post-Soviet Russia as President Boris Yeltsin bombed the Russian Parliament building due to a dispute over the passage of a new constitution. The debate centered around establishing a system with strong checks and balances, shifting towards a parliamentary model, and empowering the vice president. Yeltsin, focused on personal power, aimed for a top-down system resembling the American or French presidencies, raising concerns about the balance of power in the nascent Russian political landscape.
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