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He is one of us - main reason for Russian president's popularity, say analysts
Source: Russian Public TV (ORT), Moscow, in Russian 1200 gmt 25 Mar 02
[Presenter] Today the Civil Debates club is holding a session entitled "Vladimir Putin. Two years in power. New frontiers." in Moscow. Leading Russian political analysts are discussing changes that have taken place in Moscow over the last years.
[Aleksandr Oslon, the president of the Public Opinion foundation] Speaking about Putin people would often say: He is one of us. Commenting on his biggest achievements - and this may be one of the explanations of his stable popularity - they mention an increase in pensions, wages and benefits, timely payments of wages, care for people, an increase in living standards, tackling the issue of homeless children. This large group of responses amounts to 30 per cent of those polled.
Source: Russian Public TV (ORT), Moscow, in Russian 1200 gmt 25 Mar 02
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