Reason
October 16, 2009, 5:34pm
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A growing number of Russians believe their country does not need democracy, a nationwide survey by one of Russia’s leading polling agencies suggests.
The poll by the Levada-Centre showed that 57% of those questioned considered that Russia needed democracy - the lowest number since 2006.
The majority (60%) also said it would be better for Russia if the president controlled both the courts and the parliament, which can hardly be described as a democratic aspiration, our correspondent says.
The poll also suggested that 43% agreed with the question that the country sometimes needed an “iron fist” leader.
And nearly 25% said the Soviet Union had a better political system that the current Russian model (36%) or that in Western countries (15%).
Disturbing!
BBC NEWS | Europe | Democracy ‘not needed’ in Russia
bittu
October 17, 2009, 4:01am
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Re: Support for democracy declining in Russia
friend....russia never had any democracy....the russian state has always been controlled by mafia....it was zar period or soviet state or the present system....nothing has changed......