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Duma declines Zhirinovsky's suggestion to discuss
"attempted revolution" issue
MOSCOW. July 1 (Interfax) - On Monday, the State Duma declined to back Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky's suggestion to discuss the political situation in the country and attempted revolution.
Zhirinovsky cited media publications that "a velvet revolution" was meant to take place on June 22. Zhirinovsky said the revolution was planned by former Russian president Boris Yeltsin, who, according to Zhirinovsky, wanted to accomplish it by his public statement at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in central Moscow.
"Even retired, Yeltsin continues to rule us," Zhirinovsky said, citing frequent visits to Yeltsin by some ministers and Duma deputies, in particular Union of Right Forces leader Boris Nemtsov. Zhirinovsky said that this issue is very important and that the deputies should discuss it.
"We should become guarantors of the Constitution, we are tired of guarantors like Yeltsin and Gorbachev," Zhirinovsky said. He said that, according to his information, the heads of the General Staff and the Security Council have already filed their resignations.
Sergei Yushenkov, an independent deputy, challenged Zhirinovsky's contentions, saying that Vladimir Putin runs the country. "Putin has the highest rating of all of Russia's leaders, including probably Stalin and Andropov," Yushenkov said.
As a result, 119 deputies voted for Zhirinovsky's proposal, while the required minimum is 226 votes.
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