In a rare show of defiance toward the federal government in Moscow, regional politicians in Tatarstan on Thursday rejected a set of amendments to its constitution that would have, among other measures, demoted the republic’s leader from “president” to “head” as the Kremlin continues its attempt to rein in Russia’s regions.
While at one point 13 Russian regions called their elected heads “presidents,” a campaign of rigorous centralization fought by the…
Source link
