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Sergei Mironov denies his removal from speakerâ€™s post

03 February 2010 10:37 (UTC +04:00)

Moscow â€“ APA. Leader of the Fair Russia Party Sergei Mironov said existed legislature didnâ€™t allow his removal from the speakerâ€™s post over the disputes between him and Prime Minister Valdimir Putin. Speaker of the Council of Federation Mironov said that Putinâ€™s party is free to make any statement. He said he didnâ€™t welcome the governmentâ€™s anti-crisis measures and draft budget.

The United Russia Party is going to make proposal to remove Sergei Mironov from the post of the speaker of the Council of Federation because he doesnâ€™t support Vladimir Putinâ€™s social initiatives. Prime Minister Putin is a leader of the United Russia.

Officials of the United Russia Party Andrei Vorobyov and Andrei Isaev also supported the idea of Mironovâ€™s withdrawal from the speakerâ€™s post. Vorobyov called his position as disrespect against Putin, who does great work for Russia, and said they intended to begin proceedings for Mironovâ€™s removal. Isaev recommended to Mironov to resign from this post, where he elected with the support of the United Russia.