First major figure joins Chechnya poll race

[HuckleB]

First major figure joins Chechnya poll race

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03669675.htm

"The first major candidate stepped up on Thursday to compete in presidential elections in Russia's Chechnya to replace President Akhmad Kadyrov, blown up in a rebel bomb blast in May. Malik Saidullayev, a wealthy Moscow-based lotteries tycoon flew to Chechnya to submit documents required to register for the August 29 poll, a source close to him told Reuters.

Saidullayev tried to stand in the poll which elected Kadyrov last year, but despite his popularity in the region he was thrown out of the race on a technicality.

Analysts say no candidate has a chance of victory without Kremlin backing.

Kadyrov, killed on May 9 in a bomb attack in a stadium in the regional capital Grozny, was central to Russian President Vladimir Putin's bid to tame rebellion in mainly Muslim Chechnya, but he was viewed by rebels as a traitor."

First major figure joins Chechnya poll race

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03669675.htm

[Aidoneus]

1. a Moscow-based gambling boss

Yeah, an ideal figure.. :eyes:
Analogous to the troop of Vichyites Bush's people are trying to assemble in Baghdad, but with much more of an assembly line feel to it. Being Moscow's pet puppet in Grozny has a very bad effect on the career of the misfortunate chosen one.

[HuckleB]

2. Indeed.

Putin should have no leg to stand on in the international community, with his actions in Chechnya. It's abhorrent that the Russians continue to get a pass on the horrors they have perpetrated upon the people of Chechnya.