Paul Goble
Staunton,
August 28 – Researchers at Transparency International-Russia analyzed” the
biographies and the legislative and media activities of Duma deputies as well
as records of who supported them in the elections, their ties to commercial and
non-commercial organizations and also to the organs of power.”
The
watchdog organization concluded that 86 of the members of the Duma or 19.1
percent fell into this general category. Within it, there are two groups: those
who have backgrounds in the siloviki organs
themselves, and others who have shown themselves to be supporters of siloviki-backed legislation (lobbying.transparency.org.ru/siloviki/).
Many of them can be
identified in terms of the agency they are most likely to support, but in
general, the Transparency International-Russia analysts say, those who support
one agency in this sector are likely to support other agencies as well, making
any further breakdown problematic.
Nonetheless,
their report identified 26 deputies as specifically lobbying for the defense
ministry, another 20 for the FSB, seven for the interior ministry, and eight
for the procuracy and magistracy. Intriguingly, the Russian Guard, the Federal
Protection Service, the Penal Service and the Emergency Situations Ministry do not
have any clearly defined lobbyists in the Duma.
The
latter thus have to rely on alliances with the others who typically go along
with them.
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